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Amid suppression, Egypt heads to the polls
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As Egyptians head to the polls today, many are already questioning the election’s legitimacy after incidents of intimidation and other abuses by the government of Hosni Mubarak.
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Despite US call for reform, little change in Egypt
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Ahead of parliamentary elections, Egypt again cracks down on opposition groups.
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For refugees in Egypt, escape is deadly
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Egypt’s shoot-to-kill policy along its border with Israel is questioned.
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Egypt’s reformers find little to unite them
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Few opposition parties heed call of Egypt’s most visible reform leader to boycott election.
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Egypt looks to muffle the clamor of Cairo’s mosques
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But for many Egyptians, the cacophony of the call to prayer is the whole point.
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Red Sea: the other oil spill
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As BP caps Gulf Coast leak, Egypt wrestles with response to its own spill.
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Egypt breaks its own Gaza blockade
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Egypt, a partner with Israel in the crippling Gaza siege, bows to international pressure.
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Priced out of Cairo meat market
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Egyptians find meat — once a staple — increasingly out of their reach.
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Protests flare on Cairo streets
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Concern over health of President Hosni Mubarak and discontent over the state of the economy spark clashes.
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Demise of a modern-day pharaoh
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Why rumors of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s illness, death and even mummification are running rampant.
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Desert ecotourism: What’s in it for Egypt?
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Does the downside of popularity with Western tourists outweigh the benefits? Depends who you talk to.
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Cairo smokers shocked by sex warning
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In a country of smokers that shuns talk of sex, anti-tobacco warnings highlighting impotence draw fire.