Egypt takes swipe at Bush over democracy remarks
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Egypt has dismissed as "unacceptable" U.S. President George W. Bush's call for the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue that Washington should stay away from.
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US President George W Bush is preparing to wrap up his eight-day tour of the Middle East by visiting Egypt.
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The Bush administration, responding to negative reviews of an international conference on Middle East democracy last week in Morocco, said that the event provided a platform for human rights and other nongovernmental groups in the Arab world.
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President George W. Bush on Friday condemned the attacks in Egypt that killed at least 28 people and offered help to the Egyptian government as it seeks those responsible.
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The White House on Monday voiced displeasure with recent decisions in Egypt to crack down on dissenting voices within the media and to close a human rights group, saying it is "deeply concerned" about the moves.
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CAIRO, Jan. 11 -- President Bush -- who recently praised Kuwait for the work of its female lawmakers in parliament -- met Saturday with women activists in that country.
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RABAT, Morocco, Dec. 11 -- Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected on Saturday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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Egypt has asked the United States to hand  over five detainees held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo in  Cuba, the state news agency MENA said on Thursday.
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Egypt's foreign minister on Wednesday accused the Israeli lobby of harming its relations with the United States
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President Bush said a provision that could expose Iraq to legal claims dating to Saddam Husseinâs rule was at issue.
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The Bush administration expressed disapproval Wednesday over the military coup in Thailand and called for a swift restoration of democracy.
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Senior Arab officials attending a US-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration&#39;s assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism
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President Bush said on Wednesday he was concerned that recent decisions by Russian President Vladimir Putin could undermine democracy in Russia.
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European Union criticism of Egypt's human rights record has forced government officials on the defensive over allegations of torture, the decades-old emergency law and the status of minorities.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 13 -- Shortly before President Bush showed up in the region last week, human rights activist Abduljalil Alsingace tried to deliver a petition to the U.S. Embassy complaining about the lack of democracy in his native Bahrain. He thought he might have some hope,...
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On a day when he trumpeted democracy, President Bush noted the vital nature of a free press. Then he got a laugh when the press got stiffed.
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A senior US official on Thursday gave the first indication that the Bush administration is concerned by recent remarks by an Israeli government official that Israel plans to