BAGHDAD: Iraq’s leading Shiite peacher, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Friday condemned the use of force to disperse protest camps across the country, as...
KHARTOUM: The Khartoum district of Burri was a fulcrum of the uprising against Sudan’s former leader Omar al-Bashir and the generals who replaced him, its...
CAIRO/DUBAI: With steaming plates of rice and freshly sliced apples on the side, a group of Cairo-based food scientists work in their lab to decide whether...
CAIRO: Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and...
CAIRO/DUBAI: Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi spoke daily at the World Youth Forum in the resort of Sharm al-Sheikh this week, touching on topics...
CAIRO: Days ahead of Egypt’s presidential election, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, the only candidate standing against incumbent Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, is avoiding the...
CAIRO: When Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Salman chose Egypt for his first official trip abroad since becoming crown prince, Cairo draped its streets with...
CAIRO: Swapping new cars for cheaper models, cutting back on pricey supermarket shopping and giving up holidays abroad, middle-class Egyptians are finding...
CAIRO: Six months before Egypt’s election, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s supporters are petitioning for him to run, rallying around the former military...
CAIRO: Egypt is pushing to educate people in rural areas on birth control and family planning in a bid to slow a population growth rate that President...
CAIRO: An often fiery government critic, Egyptian journalist Khaled al-Balshi has been arrested, had his operations monitored, and staff harassed by police...
CAIRO: An Egyptian design duo has begun repurposing old steel shipping containers, transforming them into living spaces, shops and restaurants in an effort to...
CAIRO: At first glance, the Cairo art installation appears to be a mural in red-and-purple hues, of three people at a table. Then, one of the subjects pours...