Egypt

Celebrities in the Arab world, as elsewhere are premium, hot stuff. They are stalked, chased, and hunted down by anything from paparazzi to people with snazzy phone cameras. Their's is a life of pressure and oftentimes distress, as they live every moment in the public gaze, devoid of privacy and the space to keep anything, let alone private marriages, from the media lens. Al Bawaba's picks of some the stars 'caught in the act' in this 'shame-show' include, possibly the usual suspects: Haifa Wehbe, Nancy Ajram, Marwa, Dina, Dunya Abdel Aziz, "Na Na" and more.

The first Egyptian presidential election after the downfall of Hosni Mubarak's regime will be held in early June

Firmly into 2012, how are the Arab revolutions developing? We check in with some of the Arab protest pictures to gauge to what extent they have reached revolution saturation, or on the contrary are just getting started.

US President Barack Obama proposed on a Monday an $800 million financial aid package to the Arab Spring countries to fund economic and political reform as part of the budget for the 2013 fiscal year that starts next October.

Egyptian tourism experts have indicated that the general tourism situation in the country is witnessing a significant deterioration.

As we take a look at Egypt's long-leading family, the Mubaraks, since the dramatic ouster, a year ago, we can barely conceal the apathy and disinterest felt toward this dictator clan as the world speculates over another dictator family still bent on beating down its people; Syria's Assads.

A strong performance by Egypt's stock market in the last few days, despite a string of negative political and economic news, suggests the market's year-long downtrend has ended and investors will continue flocking back.

In the winter months people in the Middle East are also in need of warming foods. Some of the region's nourishing and healthy winter foods can keep you warmer, and guard against winter viruses. Both sweet and savory, here are some of the Levant and Arabian seasonal specialties.

Angry protesters clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday for the fourth day after a deadly incident at a soccer match killed over 70 last week.

Egyptian police shot dead two protesters in the city of Suez as clashes erupted all over Egypt

At least 75 people were killed and 1,000 wounded on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said.

Dr. Kamal al Ganzouri, the Egyptian Prime Minister, on Tuesday, confirmed Western and Arab countries failed to fulfill their promise to aid Egypt.

Al Bawaba's pickings of some of the more colorful Tweeps operating in the Middle Eastern Twitter-sphere include friendly Lebanese politicians and singers to the actively engaged Emirs and Queens of the region. Which Arab politicians or celebrities are dominating the Twitter-verse?

Egyptian Islamists have won more than two-thirds of parliamentary seats, almost half for the Muslim Brotherhood

Cairo's Criminal Court on Thursday postponed the trial of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak