Topic: Egypt

A year later: Hamas still defiant, but Gazans continue to struggle

The Islamist militant group has controlled the coastal strip for a year now and says it will not relent to international pressure.

By the numbers: arrested bloggers

Syria sees warming ties in Middle East

Its improved standing poses challenge to US policy of isolation.

Global perceptions of U.S. improve

The prospect of a new president may be helping favorability ratings.

Opinion: Obama's appeal in the Muslim world

An Arab Muslim foresees a possible new era of positive US leadership.

Hypnotism – or permanent healing?

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Isolated Jenin opens to some cross-barrier traffic

Once a militant bastion, the West Bank city is now open to visits from Israeli Arabs. The move could help bolster the peace process and provide a much-needed economic boost.

Food crisis: A daily quest for bread in Cairo

A 'bread crisis' that broke out in January has not subsided despite government efforts.

Food crisis softens resistance to genetically modified (GM) food

At Rome summit, UN calls for $20 billion a year to feed hungry and fund a new ‘green revolution.’

The lonely life of a Darfuri refugee on the activist stump in the U.S.

Bu Assal Abu Assal, a Muslim novelist, speaks out against genocide in Sudan – which means he may never be able to return home.

Briefing: Lessons from past food crises

World leaders gather in Rome Tuesday for a UN food crisis conference. What does history teach about how to handle such shortages?

In Egypt, 'dramatic' push for women's voices

At Cairo's elite American University, the Bussy Project addresses thornier issues confronting women across the Muslim world.

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Why Qatar is emerging as Middle East peacemaker

It was uniquely positioned to broker a deal this week between warring factions in Lebanon.

The Monitor's View: A worthy Obama-McCain clash

Both aren't consistent on talking with US enemies. But then, that isn't the real issue.

Israel confirms Golan Heights talks with Syria

The two countries, after an eight-year hiatus, are talking about an Israeli withdrawal in exchange for peace.

Sharm el-Sheik hosts tourists, world leaders

Arab dignitaries met at Egypt's 'Red Sea Riviera' for the World Economic Forum. Outside, security was tight.

Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry

From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.

A 'thoroughly modern' Middle East

A novel about the Cairo Conference of 1921.

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Hamas, Israel appear on brink of cease-fire

Hamas officials in Egypt Monday considered terms of a possible 'tahadiyeh,' or calming, in recent fighting with Israel even as violence flared on both sides of the border.

Bush contrasts Arab, Israeli paths

In speeches during his Mideast swing, the president lectured Arab regimes but praised Israel.

As Bush leaves Mideast, he gives Arab leaders a to-do list for reform

In Sharm el-Sheik Sunday, the president chided Arab leaders for lagging behind on democratic progress, in sharp contrast to a speech in which he praised Israel.

Taliban militants strike in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province

Tehrik-e-Taliban carried out Sunday's bombing, the deadliest since the new Pakistani government took power in March. The suicide attack came two days after the militants freed the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin.

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