Palestinians hold little hope for peace talksMahmoud Abbas cannot deviate from the Palestinian preconditions for full-blown negotiations – preconditions which Israel rejectsTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
UN urges Egyptian factions to engage in dialogueArmy reported to have targeted heads and torsos of Muslim Brotherhood supportersMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
At least five dead in protests across EgyptHundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in rival protestsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Tensions high as rival camps in Egypt set to face offHundreds of thousands expected to protest at ralliesFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Intervention in Syria would implicate US in war crimes, warns top military officerUN Security Council to hold informal meeting this week with members of Syrian oppositionWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Thousands turn out for pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrations in CairoMuslim Brotherhood insists dialogue can take place only after deposed president is reinstatedFri Jul 19 2013 - 19:56
Fraught region awaits arrival of Ireland’s UN forcesThe Defence Forces will be a boost to the dangerous territory of Golan HeightsThu Jul 18 2013 - 00:54
Caretaker president in Egypt swears in new cabinet as violent clashes continueMuslim Brotherhood refuses posts saying post-Morsi government is illegitimateWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Three Egyptians killed in bus attackAttack happened as US deputy secretary of state William Burns held talks with the military, caretaker government and businessmenTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian prosecutors investigate Morsi and associatesFinancial assets of 14 senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders are frozenMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Egyptians wrestling with contradictory interestsAnalysis: there is concern right-wingers may form a new alliance with IslamistsMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Revolution a side show as rhythms of Ramadan take over in CairoMuslim Brotherhood clings grimly on to protest, while liberal groups divided as everSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Opposing factions hold rallies in EgyptBerlin urges release of ousted president Mohamed Morsi from secret detention locationSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Egypt’s oldest revolutionary still going strongBorn in 1916, Lili Doss has spent her life fighting for the rights of her peopleFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Brotherhood vows to continue protests as PM plans cabinetIslamic body urges Morsi supporters to remain in camps near mosqueFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Intervention deepens leadership dispute in EgyptReligious leader does not recognise interim president Adly Mansour and wants Mohamed Morsi reinstatedThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
The more things change, the more they stay the same in EgyptThe country’s veteran political and military elite are still in positions of powerThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Reluctant Egyptian generals unlikely to loosen grip on powerArmy’s semi-secret economic empire accounts for up to 40% of the economyWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:14
Liberals chosen to lead interim Government in EgyptNobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and Hazem El-Beblawi given top positionsWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Egypt faces further economic uncertainty in wake of Morsi oustingFormer president focused on Muslim Brotherhood, not on inflation, fuel shortages, unemployment and lack of public servicesTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian rebels call for international supportSupport for deposed president Morsi centres on Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya mosqueTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Muslim Brotherhood calls on Egyptians to rise up over killingsArmy blames 51 deaths on ‘terrorists’Tue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Secularists and Muslim Brotherhood fuel cycle of Egyptian violenceBloodshed is driving a deeper wedge between Egypt’s pitched factionsMon Jul 08 2013 - 20:51
Reversal on ElBaradei exposes cracks in oppositionAppointment suspended at the Salafi Nour party’s insistenceMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Egypt’s political groups in deadlock as army says it will protect peaceful protestsHundreds of thousands from both camps protest on city streetsMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
‘We will support Morsi to the last drop of our blood’Mixed gathering at university calls for return of deposed presidentSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Cairo awakens to Tahrir Square clean-up – and plans to carry on the partyBrotherhood’s top men are in flight or detained and in no position to guide fightbackFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Ousting of Muslim Brotherhood another step in revolutionThe opposition wisely chose Mohamed ElBaradei as negotiatorFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian military detains Morsi as interim president installedMuslim Brotherhood vows not to work with transitional regimeFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Mansour sworn in as head of interim governmentOusted leader Mohamed Morsi under house arrestThu Jul 04 2013 - 07:48
Egypt analysis: Factions must learn from last 28 months that nation’s way forward lies in unityThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:04
Egypt celebrates return to path of revolutionCrowds in streets and squares across country exploded into cheers at Morsi ousterThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Protests intensify as pressure mounts on MorsiCairo’s marchers are festive, already celebrating the departure of their presidentWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Morsi, military chief say they are willing to die for EgyptDivisions remain as army demands power sharing and multiparty democracyWed Jul 03 2013 - 00:47
Egyptian military gives president Mohamed Morsi ultimatumTens of thousands of Egyptians return to their country’s streets and squaresTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:04
In Tahrir Square, cheerful protesters scent victory over MorsiIt was reported that Sunday’s combined demonstrations across Egypt were the largest political rallies in the history of mankindTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Show of strength for people power in Tahrir SquareProtesters at epicentre of Egyptian uprising say President Morsi has hijacked revolutionMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Four killed as hundreds of thousands of protesters demand Morsi stands downPresident’s palace sealed off as his government calls for talks on crisisMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Egypt prepares to rally for and against Morsi on president’s first anniversaryAnalysis: Morsi pledged to be president of all Egyptians but has adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s agendaFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia calls for military assistance for Syrian rebelsPrince Saud al-Faisal calls for UN resolution to declare Assad regime illegitimateWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00
Lebanese soldiers seize mosque in SidonUp to 45 killed in fighting, the deadliest in Lebanon since Syrian war beganTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Palestinian president accepts prime minister’s resignationRami Hamdallah resigns in protest over appointment of two deputiesMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Syria rebel chief says Assad departure must precede talksSalim Idriss says opposition would not participate in negotiations until rebels controlled Aleppo, Damascus and DeraaMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Syrian rebels claim new weapons may see them topple regime in six monthsFree Syrian Army would be used for one objective only: ‘to fight the regime of Bashar al-Assad’Sat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Syrian troops fight rebels at Sayida Zeinab shrineSunni jihadis threaten to desroy tomb of Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughterThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebelsSyrian president claims it would result in terrorism being exported back to EuropeTue Jun 18 2013 - 22:26
Strategic Syrian town of Qusayr reduced to rubbleOnly the Shia and Sunni mosques have survived the onslaughtMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
One more death in town caught in bloodlettingBorder region caught between fire from both sides in Syria conflictFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
