Egypt’s military ruler lifts partially emergency laws

Egypt’s military ruler on Tuesday decreed a partial lifting of the nation’s hated emergency laws, while saying the draconian measures would still apply to crimes committed by “thugs.”

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said in a televised address to the nation that the emergency laws would be lifted effective Wednesday (more…)

Egypt’s ElBaradei pulls out of presidential race

Egypt’s reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Saturday he is pulling out of the country’s presidential race to protest the military’s failure to put the country on the path to democracy.

The 69-year-old Nobel laureate, who has been seen as a driving force behind the movement that forced former President Hosni Mubarak to step down, said in a statement that the conditions for a fair presidential election are not in place. (more…)

Egypt elections to begin on 28 November

Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak was ousted as president will begin on 28 November, the country’s military rulers have announced.

The regime, which took over from Mubarak as he stepped down in February, promised it would transfer power to civilian rule within six months (more…)

Mubarak to return to court on Monday

The second session of the trial of Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is due to begin on Monday. The hearing will take place at Egypt’s Police academy. Our correspondent Adel EL- Mah-rouky in Cairo has this update. (more…)

Mubarak brought to court on stretcher

Former President Hosni Mubarak was brought by helicopter on Wednesday to a Cairo court for the opening of his historic trial on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him, as hundreds of his opponents and angry supporters scuffled outside. (more…)

Mubarak’s wife released from detention

Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, has been released from detention after she returned some of her assets to the state, but still faces investigation into how she amassed her wealth.
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Egypt’s Suzanne Mubarak to hand over assets to state

The wife of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has agreed to hand over assets to the state after being held in a corruption probe, officials say.

They say Suzanne Mubarak will turn over a villa in a Cairo suburb and some $3m (£1.9m) held in bank accounts in Egypt.
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Egyptian FM: Egypt has no enemies anymore

Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed an agreement this past week in Cairo that was seen as a first step toward unifying rival governments in Gaza and the West Bank. U.S. and Israeli officials are wary that the reconciliation, brokered by Egypt, could undermine any peace efforts, since both countries consider Hamas a terrorist organization. (more…)

But what if the spirit of rebellion spread to Iran?

What if this rebellion spread to the very pillars of the Islamic Republic? Now that is the question many Arabs will be asking in the coming weeks.

The Syrian sell-out

The big question for Syrians, as nationwide unrest increasingly focuses not just on the Ba’athist regime but on its floundering leader, is whether President Bashar al-Assad will be forced from office like his Egyptian and Tunisian counterparts. (more…)