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Egypt
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Politics
8/10/2011 2:59:01 PM
Egypt's minister of health, human rights lawyers and activists all seek justice for Mohamed Mohsen Ahmed, attacked by pro-army vigilantes on 23 July
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Opinion
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8/7/2011 2:23:34 PM
Achieving justice and accountability is crucial to transitional societies as they move from authoritarianism towards democracy
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World
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Region
8/6/2011 5:53:25 PM
Syria declares it will hold "free and transparent" elections by the end of 2011 as Arab and Western pressure intensifies over the suppression of pro-democracy protests
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World
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Region
8/6/2011 1:15:31 PM
US, French and German leaders pledge to consider new steps to punish Syria after security forces continue a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators across the country
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World
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Region
8/5/2011 2:16:25 PM
Kuwait and Qatar urge the Syrian regime to stop repressing pro-democracy protesters and advocates a national dialogue with "true reforms" to pave the way for ending the crisis
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Egypt
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Politics
8/4/2011 2:03:07 PM
Activists postpone the funeral for the latest martyr of the revolution after new evidence emerges towards the details around his death in Abbassiya on 23 July
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World
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Region
7/28/2011 3:19:38 PM
Salahuddin Dmirattash, head of Turkey's Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, assures his party's desire to participate strongly in the writing process of the new constitution
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World
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Region
7/24/2011 11:15:15 AM
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain has denied charges by Amnesty International that a planned anti-terrorism law will be used to stifle dissent and prevent pro-democracy protests
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World
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Region
7/23/2011 2:58:27 PM
A young woman and a girl were killed in Yemen during clashes between armed loyalists to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and pro-democracy protesters
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World
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Region
7/23/2011 11:51:25 AM
UN special advisers on human rights called for an "independent, thorough, and objective investigation" of the events in Syria, where demonstrations by civilians calling for greater democracy have been brutally suppressed
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Egypt
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Politics
7/22/2011 2:11:24 PM
A senior US diplomat reiterates Washington's willingness to "cooperate" with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, and blames the Mubarak regime for Muslim-Coptic sectarian strife
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Opinion
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7/21/2011 12:12:30 PM
As it attempts to build a democratic order, Egypt does not need to reinvent the wheel, but can learn much from positive experience of others
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World
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Region
7/20/2011 3:56:32 PM
Syria's opposition accused President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday of trying to trigger sectarian strife in Syria to stop a mass movement from establishing democracy that would respect all groups' rights and identities
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World
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Region
7/20/2011 12:19:27 PM
Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed 16 people in attacks in the city of Homs, an escalation of a crackdown against a focal point for pro-democracy protests
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Opinion
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7/16/2011 12:39:11 PM
Developing countries need the efficacy in political action that only a presidential democracy, with correct checks and balances, can provide
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World
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Region
7/16/2011 11:59:07 AM
Syrian opposition figures said President Bashar Assad's regime has lost its legitimacy and urged him to step down at simultaneous meetings Saturday in Damascus and Turkey to discuss ways for a peaceful transition to democracy
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Egypt
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Politics
7/13/2011 12:58:19 PM
SCAF head Hussein Tantawy's meeting with parties and potential presidential candidates has been delayed
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World
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Region
7/11/2011 4:37:16 PM
Bashar Al Assad's supporters attack French and US embassy in Damascus, three days after the U.S. and French ambassadors visited the city of Hama to show support for pro-democracy protesters
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Egypt
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Politics
7/10/2011 5:05:09 PM
Prosecution defends itself against accusations of being slow and soft on former regime figures and those charged with killing protesters with a statement
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World
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Region
7/10/2011 10:46:08 AM
Syria opened a "national dialogue" on Sunday that it hailed as a step towards multi-party democracy after five decades of Baath party rule but its credibility was undermined by an opposition boycott
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