Human rights put to the test in turbulent Middle East
Unknown9:55:00 AM
Authors: Nehal El-Sherif and Laura Schmid Cairo (dpa) - In June, a Bahraini military court sentenced activist Ali Abdulemam to 15 year...
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Egypt's revolution is false dawn for women
Unknown6:12:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – Hopes that the Egyptian revolution would improve the status of women in the Arab world's most ...
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Egypt's women up pressure on military over violence
Unknown6:06:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif and Ramadan Al-Fatash, dpa Cairo (dpa) – After she was beaten by soldiers during clashes in Cairo, ativist Ghada Ka...
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Saudi prince buys 300-million-dollar stake in Twitter
Unknown9:35:00 AM
Author: Nehal El-Sherif, Andy Goldberg Riyadh/ San Francisco (dpa) - Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal announced on Monday ...
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Egypt's rulers defend military violence, blame protesters
Unknown9:32:00 AM
By Christine Bro and Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) - Egypt's military council on Monday blamed protesters for the violence that...
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Arab uprisings give way to uncertainty in 2012
Unknown2:59:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) - By the end of 2011, three North African countries will have ousted their leaders while a fourth...
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Youth’s fight for democracy shifts from Tahrir to parliament
Unknown6:54:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – Like dozens of young Egyptians standing for parliament, Amr Abdel Hady does not have much money ...
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Insecurity adds to Egypt's economic woes, experts say
Unknown6:51:00 PM
Authors: Laura Schmid, Nehal El-Sherif Cairo (dpa) - Ten months after a popular uprising deposed former Egyptian president Hosny Muba...
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Jokes mask Egyptian fear of Islamist poll gains
Unknown1:03:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – A liberal Egyptian gets a magic lamp and rubs it. When a genie appears, the man asks him to make...
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Elect a pyramid: Egyptians vote by symbols
Unknown2:14:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – When asked who he voted for, Egyptian student Ahmed Mohamed said he chose a pyramid, a tennis ra...
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PROFILE: Mubarak's premier reinstated in post-revolutionary Egypt
Unknown9:09:00 AM
Author: Nehal El-Sherif Cairo (dpa) - Once known as "the minister of the poor," Kamal al-Ganzouri was appointed on Friday by...
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Thousands in Tahrir despite military vow of rapid handover
Unknown9:08:00 AM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) - Thousands of people gathered in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday demanding an end to...
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Back to the square, as Egyptians battle for democracy
Unknown9:06:00 AM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – In Tahrir Square, it seems each person knows his job. Medics stand on the sides of the streets c...
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Graffiti, Facebook and drums on the Egyptian campaign trail
Unknown9:00:00 AM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – The walls around Imbaba in northern Cairo are adorned with stencilled graffiti and slogans: a ma...
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Three killed, 750 injured in Egypt clashes with police
Unknown12:40:00 AM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – Three people had died in Egypt by early Sunday morning after a day of clashes between police and ...
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Pressure grows on Syria to end crackdown on protesters
Unknown12:37:00 AM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo/Damascus (dpa) - Syria faced growing international pressure Monday, with the European Union imposing fres...
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Arab Spring, regional tensions overshadow Muslim pilgrimage
Unknown4:15:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) - Every year, when around 3 million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a majo...
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Qatar to hold first ever parliamentary election in 2013
Unknown3:55:00 PM
Author: Nehal El-Sherif Doha (dpa) - Qatar will hold its first elections for its consultative parliament, or Shura council in 2013, E...
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Syria's Assad on media offensive to defy critics
Unknown3:50:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) – Despite banning foreign reporters from entering the country for the past seven months, Syrian Pr...
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Mourning, protests in Cairo after 26 die in religious unrest
Unknown3:46:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa Cairo (dpa) - Thousands of mourners gathered Monday at the Cathedral of Abbasiya, Egypt's biggest church, ...
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Nobel Peace Prize boosts Yemeni protesters' morale
Unknown5:43:00 PM
By Nehal El-Sherif, dpa = Sana'a/Cairo (dpa) – Like every Friday, thousands of Yemenis gathered in the capital Sana'a to prote...
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Gaddafi says he is ready for martyrdom inside Libya
Unknown12:14:00 PM
Author: Nehal El-Sherif Cairo/Tripoli (dpa) - Fugitive Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi said he is still fighting along his supporters ins...
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