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Monday’s papers are full of news regarding the microbus drivers’ strike, which has affected a number of governorates. Also making headlines is news of the diesel shortages, which have resulted in traffic congestion and protests, as well...
In its most recent wave of violence, the Suez Canal city of Port Said has been gripped by its second day of bloody clashes, as onlookers and participants continue to search for the instigators.
As of Monday, the most recent round of clashes has left...
The top headlines in Monday’s papers include news pertaining to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Egypt as protests against President Mohamed Morsy spread nationwide.
Photos of protests and clashes in the cities of Port Said,...
The use of police dogs in attacks against labor actions have been documented by activists and workers, who say that this is a part of a host of heavy handed crackdown and punitive actions used against them recently.
Among the most...
First and foremost in Thursday’s papers is news that opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections. Also on offer are poll preparations as well as a possible crisis over subsidized bread...
Topping the news in Monday’s papers are reports of civil disobedience campaigns spreading to cities beyond Port Said, alongside a new wave of strikes and industrial actions nationwide. Today’s papers also look to upcoming parliamentary...
Unrest in the Suez Canal city of Port Said is at the top of the agenda for the local press Monday. Many media outlets also cover protests and strikes unfolding across the country as well as the appointment of the president's son to a well-paying...
The commemoration of the second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s abdication in Egypt was centered around calls for the current president to step down, in a scene indicative of the tough time ahead for authorities.
Tens were injured and...
Monday’s papers all feature news and analysis regarding the second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s downfall on 11 February 2011. However, commemorating the old president’s abdication is no reason for Egypt’s new president to...
Police arrested yet another group of minors Friday, as protests and street clashes again swept across Cairo and its surrounding governorates. One of the minors to be arrested and locked up alongside adults was Yehia Abdel Razeq, a boy from Sharqiya...
