The US has said it is “dismayed by reports of election-day interference and intimidation by security forces” in Egypt, which it counts as a key ally.

Egyptian police beat and arrested anti-government activists demonstrating against the possibility of the president’s son succeeding his father as leader of the country. Some 300 protesters chanted anti-government slogans, waved flags and even...

Antigovernment activists were arrested on Saturday as they demonstrated against the possibility of Gamal Mubarak’s succeeding his father, President Hosni Mubarak, as Egypt’s leader. About 300 protesters outside the former royal palace in downtown...

A farmer in northern Egypt says his cow has given birth to a two-headed calf that he calls a “divine miracle.” Sobhy el-Ganzoury said Saturday it took two hours and much pulling to deliver the rare calf. He said the difficult birth has...

The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving them to cover up and confine themselves to their homes, said activists at the first-ever regional conference addressing the once taboo topic. Activists...

Just beyond the medieval ramparts, moats and mosques of Cairo’s citadel sprawls an equally medieval site that tourists rarely see. Unlike the well-preserved fortress, however, this is one slice of the city’s past that the authorities are keen to...

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the US State Department has encouraged US embassies around the world to invite Iranian diplomats to their Independence Day celebrations. The move came as US President Barack Obama prepared to fly to Egypt, where...

The Arab millionaire is charming but determined. He has made a bet to persuade four young Christian women from four different Western countries to become his wives simultaneously in accordance with the Islamic law that allows polygamy. The girls are...

THE bill for Australia’s involvement in the war in Iraq is set to top $2 billion by 2010, Australian Defence Force chief Angus Houston says. Australia is preparing to withdraw combat troops from southern Iraq by mid-year. Air Chief Marshal...