Crisis deepens over response to Syrian poison gas attackUS sends strongest signal of readying for action saying chemical attack is ‘undeniable’Tue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoyAssad dismisses chemical weapons charge, says any US intervention will failTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspectedSyria has agreed to inspections and will halt local hostilities for their durationSun Aug 25 2013 - 22:06
Brotherhood fails to bring out huge numbers on ‘Martyrs’ Friday’Rallies take place day after Mubarak releaseSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Egypt analysis: Collapsing economy could force generals to negotiating tableFew Egyptians want to see return of military-led regimeSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
Mubarak released from Tora prisonDeposed Egyptian leader has spent two years in numerous military hospitalsFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:06
Crisis and curfew in Egypt push business to the brinkCairo’s inhabitants have abandoned the city’s cafes and restaurants because of a 7pm curfewFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
Muslim Brotherhood’s latest round in decades-long conflict with Egyptian stateMost of the party’s leaders have been imprisoned and President Adly Mansour has spoken of restoring the ban on the groupThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:27
Decision to release Mubarak will not be contested by prosecutorFears that former Egyptian president’s release would signal return to military ruleThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians are targeted as violence takes a sectarian turnChristians vilified by elements within Brotherhood for Morsi’s oustingWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:01
Brotherhood condemns arrest of BadieCharges being considered against former vice-president Mohamed ElBaradeiWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:00
Deaths of 36 detainees spark fresh protest in EgyptWhereabouts of four Irish siblings detained at Cairo mosque still unknownTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:01
EU deal might have averted tragic loss of life in EgyptAnalysis: Effort broke down when authorities warned of possible legal objectionsTue Aug 20 2013 - 01:00
Road to Cairo airport becomes dangerous maze after curfewRoadblocks and barricades slow traffic between airport and centre of Egyptian capitalMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Protest marches continue in Egypt despite army threatGeneral says military, until now held in reserve, will respond to further violenceMon Aug 19 2013 - 00:57
Masked men seen shooting protestersPolitical arm of Muslim Brotherhood insists it will continue to mobilise people protestsSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Coptic Christians targeted as violence in Egypt spreadsUp to 36 churches burned down in response to army crackdown on Morsi supportersFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Islamic Brotherhood failed to understand the majority of Egyptians rejects fundamentalismGroup’s leadership aims to transform country into Islamic stateThu Aug 15 2013 - 21:34
State of emergency in Egypt as hundreds reported deadRiot police storm Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins as protesters seek Morsi reinstatementThu Aug 15 2013 - 10:18
Cairo crackdown inevitable to avoid loss of credibilityViolent clampdown could gain support if Brotherhood attacks continueThu Aug 15 2013 - 01:00
Syrian opposition to present road map for political transitionReconciliation process proposed to secure justice for ‘all of Syria’s victims’Wed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Egyptians hold their breath as pro-Morsi sit-ins drag onSecurity forces postpone action as reinforcements reportedly enter encampmentsTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian crackdown on pro-Morsi sit-ins expectedOperation to begin clearing Muslim Brotherhood encampments could begin todayMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Kidnap in Lebanon linked to Syrian warTaking of Turkish pilots reveals growing Shia-Sunni polarisation in conflictSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Syrian government denies rebel claims Assad convoy was fired onTV channel shows images of president, unhurtFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian authorities plan clampdown on protest camps‘Diplomatic phase’ is over, says interim presidentThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
ElBaradei calls for halt of ‘not peaceful’ Brotherhood sit-insEgyptian interim vice-president says protesters must understand ‘there is no way back’ to the situation before Morsi oustedWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Meeting between Brotherhood deputy leader and mediators may generate dealEnvoys from US, EU, UAE and Qatar visit Khairat el-Shater in Tora prison in CairoMon Aug 05 2013 - 21:08
Egypt’s defence council warns of limitations on a peace dealCouncil says negotiations between state and Muslim Brotherhood are not open-endedMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Secret talks between Brotherhood and Egyptian state reportedThousands march calling for reinstatement of Mohamed MorsiSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Muslim Brotherhood rejects offer of safe exit for Egypt protestersEgypt’s interior ministry urges Morsi supporters to quit sit-insFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Egyptian regime orders move against Muslim Brotherhood protestsInterior ministry authorised to ‘confront’ threats to national securityThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
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
