Diplomat seen as a solid leader, but too old to be Egypt's president

He is a longtime diplomat known for being outspoken, once even the hero of a popular ballad. He is a former member of ousted President Hosni...

Egypt opposition feels strains from within

They brought down an autocrat and now hunch over position papers, microphones, BlackBerrys and meals from McDonald's. Revolution is messy...

U.S. intelligence taxed by Middle East unrest

The quick pace of protests and two regime changes in the Middle East over the last month has stretched the U.S. intelligence community as it...

Protests rage in Yemen, Bahrain; Iran hard-liners want foes executed

The continuing wave of unrest sweeping the Middle East led to a fifth day of protests Tuesday in Yemen and thousands of protesters swept...

Obama reassures Jordan king of U.S. support

With protests rocking the Middle East, the Obama administration is reaching out to King Abdullah II of Jordan, trying to reassure a badly...

Muslim Brotherhood plans Egypt political party

The Muslim Brotherhood announced Tuesday that it would form a political party to run candidates for Egypt's parliament, while a committee of...

U.S. tries to line up aid to help stabilize Egypt

As anti-government protests threaten additional change across the Middle East, the Obama administration and its allies have been quietly...

Palestinian officials to dissolve Cabinet

In a second shakeup in three days, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday that he would disband his Cabinet and...

In Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, protesters take to streets

Three more Middle Eastern governments came under assault from thousands of street demonstrators, a sign of widening reverberations from...

New breed of Islamists emerges in Egypt

Mohammed Sharaf Eldin and Ahmed Usama joined the Muslim Brotherhood as young men in the belief that the organization's vision of political...

Middle East nations scramble to contain unrest

To track the growing political movements gaining strength from the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia across North Africa and the Middle East,...

Egypt military dissolves parliament, suspends constitution

The Egyptian army has tightened its grip over the country by suspending the constitution, dissolving parliament, and calling for elections...

Revolutionary art gives expression to Egyptians' hopes

The news was only a couple of hours old and already the art of the revolution was being replaced with the art of the resignation.

Egypt: First the government, next the arts?

The largely peaceful revolution that ended Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt also has the potential to reshape the repressive cultural climate...

U.S. presses Mideast allies to speed up reforms

The White House says it is pushing friendly but autocratic governments in the Middle East to accelerate political and economic reforms, a...

Palestinian officials pledge to hold elections by fall

A day after watching Egypt's regime collapse, Palestinian officials promised Saturday they would elect new leadership in presidential and...

19 killed in Taliban strike at Afghanistan police headquarters

A team of Taliban gunmen and bombers struck provincial police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing at least 19...

A reborn Egypt gets back to business

The metalworkers beneath the overpass hammered tin and cut steel, smiling and making a big noise. Ladies hurried to market where sheep...

Egypt's army offers reassurances, but its ability to oversee transition is in question

Egypt's new military rulers swiftly reassured citizens and strategic allies alike of their commitment to civilian control and stability, but...

Mohamed ElBaradei's star dims in Egypt

He arrived uncorrupted and full of promise.

Egypt's post-revolution celebration continues, political planning begins

Egyptians carried their party into a second day as they sang, danced and cheered in ecstasy over the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak.

Some Egyptians can't help but feel sorry for Mubarak

As the wild celebrations of a new beginning continued Saturday in Tahrir Square, the atmosphere was decidedly more subdued seven miles...

A family nurtured in rebellion

Friends coming to call at the Seif family's comfortable apartment in Mohandiseen over the last two weeks were likely to be disappointed, but...

Elation and impatience in Alexandria, Egypt

When Egypt's anti-government protests began, Mohamad Ramadan Ibrahim headed south to Cairo.

Obama's strategy was to pressure Mubarak without intruding

Flying home from Michigan on Air Force One, President Obama sat in front of a television and watched Hosni Mubarak deliver a surprising...