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Minya changes name of Suzanne Mubarak Square

أفراد الأمن المركزي يعسكرون في أحد ميادين المنيا، 25 يناير 2011. تحسباً لوقوع مظاهرات، إذ دعت القوى السياسية المعارضة، وبعض أفراد الحركات الشعبية، لتنظيم مظاهرات على مستوى محافظات مصر، و أطلقوا عليها اسم «يوم الغضب»، الذي يتزامن من عيد الشرطة، احتجاجاً على الأوضاع التردية على المستوى الاقتصادي و الاجتماعي و السياسي.
16 Feb 2011
The Minya governorate executive board decided on Wednesday to change the name of a central square until now named after Egypt's former first lady, Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak. The square's proposed new name is 'Martyrs of the 25...
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Prisoners tell of rotting corpses and shootings

16 Feb 2011
Gruesome details have emerged about the crisis in al-Qata prison, where guards were reportedly still shooting at inmates just days ago. Prisoners have told stories of dead and decomposing bodies being left in cells for up to four days...
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Grand Sheikh calls for democratic civilian rule

16 Feb 2011
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called for moving quickly to a democratic civilian rule following the six-month transition period specified by the Supreme Council for Armed Forces. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, al-Tayyeb said...
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Media professionals call for disbandment of Information Ministry

Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, speaking to media mogul Hamdy Qandil. ElBaradei has been on a Mansoura tour, prayed Gomaa at Al Nour Mosque, answering an invitation by Dr. Mohamed Ghoneim, Director of Urology and Nephrology Center of Mansoura University, April 2, 2010. ElBaradei led a huge rally of 1000 people after prayer.
16 Feb 2011
Several Egyptian media professionals have called for the abolition of Egypt's Information Ministry to bolster freedom of the media and help achieve a genuine transformation to democracy after the 25 January uprising that  led to...
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Experts propose turning Tahrir Square into tourist destination

Egyptian demonstrators protest to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms, central Cairo, January 25, 2011. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Cairo, facing a massive police presence, to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in a protest inspired by Tunisia's popular uprising.
16 Feb 2011
Tourism experts called for making Tahrir Sqaure a tourist destination as a memorial to the 18-day  protests staged in the square which resulted in the toppling of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Hisham Zaazou, assistant...
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Schools postponed for another week

Hany Helal, Minister of Higher Education
16 Feb 2011
Egyptian schools and universities will remain closed the week starting Saturday 19 February, Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education and the acting Minister of Education Hani Helal has announced. The decision was a result of...
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Former Agriculture Minister, 2 NDP businessmen banned from travel

16 Feb 2011
Egyptian authorities imposed a travel ban on former Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza and two National Democratic Party (NDP) members Wednesday and also seized their assets in preparation for investigatios. The decision also prevents the...
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Army evacuates illegally seized Red Sea houses

16 Feb 2011
In cooperation with local security bodies, the Egyptian Armed Forces evacuated 650 housing units in Hurghada and Ras Ghareb that were illegally seized by other residents during the protests. Residents from nearby settlements had seized 450...
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Protests continue despite army admonitions

Scores of workers at Spinning & Weaving Company in Dakahliya in protest for salary increases and social justice, Dakahliya, February 14, 2011. As military evacuates protesters who still hold firm in Tahrir Square until all demands are met against solid guarantees, protests of all sorts - including, but are not limited to, police officers (!), bank staff and nurses - erupt nationwide, demanding pay equality and social justice.
16 Feb 2011
Despite calls from the Supreme Armed Forces Council to end labor protests, small demonstrations continued on Wednesday. Central Auditing Organization employees staged a sit-in Wednesday demanding that the organization be given total...
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Weakened political parties face challenge of rebuilding

Mahmoud Abaza and Al Sayed Al Badawy, both running for Al Wafd Party Chair, during a press conference at party's base, May 19, 2010. Abaza and Al Badawy discussed preparations for overseeing party elections.
16 Feb 2011
President Hosni Mubarak's resignation has brought new freedoms but also new challenges for opposition parties, who have long attributed their absence on the political scene to repression, say some opposition leaders. Wafd Party...
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