CAIRO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Egyptian government resisted growing pressure on Thursday from key ally the United States and from a still energetic popular protest movement, both demanding radical and immediate political change.

Egypt was offered nuclear weapons, material and expertise on the black market after the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to a senior Egyptian diplomat.

Protests have continued during the night over the conduct of Sunday’s Egyptian parliamentary elections, which the opposition claimed were marred by fraud.

Egypt’s parliamentary elections are less than a week away and even though government officials insist the balloting will be free and fair, many Egyptians remain pessimistic the process will lead to fundamental change.

A television series being broadcast throughout the Muslim month of Ramadan has drawn the ire of Egypt’s Islamist opposition, who view it as additional pressure ahead of a November parliamentary election. “The Group” focuses on the...

Egypt has banned international calls made through mobile Internet connections, one of Egypt’s top three mobile phone operators said on Tuesday, which would include internet Skype calls. “The National Telecom Regulatory Authority issued a...

The rice has been harvested, the chaff burned. It’s time for planting winter wheat, seed sunk deep into new furrow, as white birds with razor beaks land on fields to feast. Ali Mohammed has endured another season without his son. It is the rhythm...

President Hosni Mubarak vowed on Saturday that Egypt will be firm in dealing with attacks on its nationals, amid hot tempers and a diplomatic spat with Algeria over a World Cup football showdown. “Egypt will not be lax with those who harm the...

Egypt’s Al-Azhar university said Thursday it would ban the niqab or face veil from female classrooms and dormitories, according to AFP. “The Supreme Council of Al-Azhar has decided to ban students and teachers from wearing the niqab inside...

As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian Gulf, are growing increasingly anxious. But they are concerned not only with the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran...