Regional News

After the worst sectarian violence in months left seven dead the past two days, Egypt's leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday called on the Islamist president to make serious concessions to bring the opposition into decision-making.

He said that national reconciliation is the only way out of the country's myriad problems. The violence, capped by an unprecedented mob...

Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs.

One person was killed and Cairo's main Coptic cathedral turned into a battleground. The clashes raised tempers in an already tense...

A Cairo court dismissed a lawsuit on Saturday filed by a lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly insulting the president.

Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint against Bassem Youssef's "ElBernameg," or "The Program,"...

A union of Egypt's train drivers and conductors announced they have gone on strike, the latest in a seemingly endless series of work stoppages to hit the country in the past two years.

The strike began Sunday, hours after authorities approved a 10 percent hike in the allowance routinely given to train drivers and conductors...

Clashes between Muslims and Christians erupted early Saturday in a town near Cairo, leaving at least five people dead, security officials said.

Investigators said they were waiting for autopsy reports to confirm how the men — four Christians and a Muslim — were killed in...

The Egyptian president's office is distancing itself from legal proceedings against a popular comedian questioned over accusations he insulted the president and Islam in his weekly TV show.

A late statement on Tuesday said President Mohammed Morsi's administration recognises the "importance of freedom of expression and...

Middle East companies have been warned they could be the next firms to find themselves in the global spotlight after a scandal if they don’t move to adopt responsible business practices.

From the deadly Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast that left oil giant BP's reputation in tatters, to embarrassing food recalls like the recent...

The US State Department hit out on Monday at the arrest and investigation of a popular Egyptian satirist and other critics of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood president.

The strongly worded statement by U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the moves highlight a "disturbing...