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Tunisia’s New PM Takes Office After Islamists Resign
Tunisia's new premier Mehdi Jomaa took office on Friday to lead a caretaker government until elections later this…
Egypt Arrests American on Charges of Attacking Police Stations
Egyptian airport authorities have arrested an Egyptian-born American who belongs to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood…
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms BP Settlement In 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a federal judge's approval of a multi-billion…
Egyptian PM: Dam Negotiations with Ethiopia Are ‘Not Over’
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi has stated that the negotiations with Ethiopia over its major…
Mubarak’s Last PM Shafiq Interested In Running For Egyptian Presidency
Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, said in a television interview broadcast…
Middle Class Aspirations Temper Rebellion for Egypt’s Students
Over the past several weeks, 21-year-old student Yousef Salhen has led the charge on campus, risking life and…
Harsher Penalties For Duplicate Voting In Egypt Referendum
Jail sentences of between six months and three years will be imposed on those proven to have voted more than once…
Egypt and its Referendum, Back to the Bad Habits of the Past?
SIX months after a populist coup toppled Mohamed Morsi, their first freely elected president, Egyptians are again…
Four Dead At Pro-Morsi Protests In Egypt
One person was killed in downtown Alexandria during clashes between Morsi supporters and local residents, a senior…
Referendum Just First Step On A Long Road For Egypt
Security will be heightened over the coming days ahead of the constitution referendum on 14-15 January. The…