EGYPT: Attacks Raise Fear of Religious Discord

Seemingly random attacks on Coptic churches in the port city of Alexandria last week followed by violent clashes between Coptic Christians and Muslims have again raised the spectre of sectarian conflict.

EGYPT: Opposition Parties Tripped Up

With a recent gunfight at an opposition party headquarters and a series of arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members, the state of the Egyptian opposition has seldom been more uncertain.

EGYPT: The Tourist Begins to Look Asian

In the wake of the Muslim world's angry reaction to cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, the number of Western European vacationers to Egypt has fallen noticeably, according to industry insiders.

EGYPT: Opposition Crumbles After Poor Showing

Secular opposition parties are floundering after elections last year that saw parliamentary seats largely divided between the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Muslim Brotherhood.

EGYPT: Boycott Takes Over From Diplomacy

A boycott of Danish goods following publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper has been largely successful, going by market reports.

MIDEAST: Egypt Finds Brotherhood with Hamas

Following the victory of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in the Jan. 25 Palestinian elections, Cairo is readying itself for new political equations.

EGYPT: Church Building Sparks Strife

Sectarian tension has risen again in Egypt after Muslims and Coptic Christians clashed over the historically sensitive issue of church building earlier this month.

MIDEAST: Sharon’s Health Worries Egyptians

The recent admission of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon into a Jerusalem hospital after suffering a massive stroke has left Egyptians wondering what effects this will have on the relationship between Egypt and Israel.

EGYPT: Another Regional Step Past WTO

Egypt signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with Turkey this week after several rounds of bilateral negotiations. The regional agreement marked a success after the disappointment through the negotiations at the trade ministers meeting in Hong Kong.

EGYPT: Voters Kept Away in Last Round

The final round of voting Thursday was marred by widespread clashes between voters and security forces, and reports of intimidation.

WTO-SPECIAL: Egypt Cottons On To Its Interests

Like other countries in the region, Egypt has much to sell but runs into barriers. And like others, it wants something to emerge from the trade ministers meeting in Hong Kong later this month to break those barriers - amidst doubts that this will happen.

EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood Shows Its Muscle

Confirming its longstanding reputation as Egypt's strongest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood performed even better than expected in the latest round of parliamentary elections.

EGYPT: More Goods on the Israeli Bandwagon to the U.S.

An agreement to export Egyptian goods to the United States through Israeli quotas has been expanded.

EGYPT: Bid to Get Syria Off the Hook

Egypt is engaging in intense efforts to ease pressure on Syria following publication of the preliminary UN report on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, fearing that possible economic sanctions could undermine the current Syrian regime and bring yet more destabilisation to the region.

EGYPT: Bid to Get Syria Off the Hook

Egypt is engaging in intense efforts in a bid to ease pressure on Syria following publication of the preliminary UN report on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

EGYPT: Unquiet and Uncertainty on Gaza Front

A new uncertainty has settled on Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip despite a resealing of the front.

EGYPT: At Least a Step Towards Elections

Two weeks after Egypt's first-ever multi-candidate presidential elections, people are scrambling to make sense of the implications of the contest for the long-term political landscape.

ISRAEL: Pakistan Takes a Controversial Step Closer

A surprise between the foreign ministers of Israel and Pakistan in Turkey has run into considerable disapproval in the Arab world. But many Arab nations are themselves reconsidering ties with Israel.

EGYPT: Unrest Brews in Sinai

Recent violence in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has gone from the multiple car bomb attacks in Sharm El-Sheikh to attacks on the Egyptian police and the international peacekeeping contingent by the border with Israel; some areas of the Peninsula have become nexuses of anti-state activity.

EGYPT: Unrest Brews in Sinai

Recent violence in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has gone from the multiple car bomb attacks in Sharm El-Sheikh in July to attacks on the Egyptian police and the international peacekeeping contingent by the border with Israel.

EGYPT: Selected Candidates Prepare for Election

Egyptians will vote in multi-candidate presidential elections for the first time Sep. 7, but their choices have been limited.