Early Wednesday morning, an estimated 11 anti-military protesters were killed and 160 injured in front of Cairo's Defense Ministry, when a group of unidentified attackers stormed the demonstration.
A diplomat from the Kingdom said Egyptian forces had detained three Iranian men after uncovering the plot to kill ambassador Ahmed Kattan, but that the Saudis had opted to keep quiet about the plot for fear of stoking anti Saudi-demonstrators in the country.
After a year of revolutionary turmoil that saw tourists flee the Mediterranean hotspot in droves, Tunisia hopes 2012 will mark the start of the recovery in a sector that used to account for almost 7 percent of gross domestic product and employs 500,000 people.
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador in Cairo for security reasons after protests in Egypt against the kingdom's arrest of an Egyptian lawyer, marking a diplomatic rupture between the long-time allies.
In an alleged bid to curtail freedom of speech, Kuwait is formulating a set of new laws to monitor the usage of social media, Bikya Masar has reported.
For the second straight Friday, Egyptian Islamists rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square to protect the revolution that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak.
Police have detained three young men in Copenhagen, Denmark, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.
Egyptian daily Al Ahram Thursday published an opinion piece that contained news about a new law known as the Farewell Intercourse Law which Egypt's parliament is considering to enact.
The conflict through the lens of those on the ground.
A controversial new law, dubbed Farewell Intercourse, could possibly come into effect in Egypt which states that husbands will be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives up to six hours after their death. The Farewell Intercourse law is just one of many new laws being introduced to Egyptians by the Islamist-dominated parliament. Other laws include the legal marriage age lowered to 14-years-old and women's rights to education and employment abolished.
The final list of Egyptian presidential candidates was announced on Thursday, and 13 men will face off in the first free presidential elections in the country in decades.
Artist Ben Campbell crafted a life-size mummy as a centerpiece for his art show on the link between ancient Egypt and modern society. More impressive than structuring a life-size mummy is building it using $200 worth of McDonald?s food.
The Libyan National Transitional Council bans religious political parties before elections in June, angering the Muslim Brotherhood
In a conversation suffused with themes and talking points sure to resurface during the election, the commander-in-chief touched on topics as diverse as climate change, the tenor of the rhetoric on Capitol Hill and his fondness for The Daily Show and Homeland.
Ahmed Shafiq has been disqualified from Egypt's upcoming president elections because of his former position in the Hosni Mubarak regime.
About 40 percent of Israel’s natural gas imports come from Egypt, mostly at below-market prices.
Notice of the termination of a natural-gas purchase agreement between companies in Israel (the buyers) and companies in Egypt (the sellers) was confirmed Sunday by those on both sides of the contentious issue.
On Friday, Cairo's Tahrir Square looked much the same as it did 15 months ago as tens of thousands of protestors gathered to call for the country's rulers to step down.
On Thursday, protestors in Egypt took control of Cairo's Oct. 6 bridge, the cite where over a year ago anti-government demonstrators violently clashed with the forces of then-President Hosni Mubarak.
The Arab League called an emergency meeting on Thursday over the quickly escalating violence between Sudan and South Sudan.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has had a long and venerable history since its foundation in 1904. When most people think of Rolls-Royce, they probably imagine driving through the teeming streets of some Western metropolis, perhaps gazing distantly at the proletarians as they busy themselves in their daily cares. Maybe our theoretical rider lights his cigar with a hundred dollar bill and says to his driver, Jennings, drive faster - we can't be seen arriving late at Belmont.
Egypt's Ministry of Justice filed suit against the UK Treasury department on Monday over £90 million ($140 million) in assets frozen during the rule of Hosni Mubarak.
