Jano Charbel
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
The main news item in all daily papers Sunday is the deadly bus-train collision which left at least 50 school…
Protesters outside Saudi consulate recount prison abuse
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Protesters outside Saudi consulate recount prison abuse
Families and friends of Egyptian detainees languishing in Saudi prisons launched an open-ended sit-in outside the kingdom’s embassy in Giza…
For a nation without torture: Essam Atta remembered
Egypt
November 4, 2012
For a nation without torture: Essam Atta remembered
A crowd of over 1,000 people attended an event near the Interior Ministry on Saturday night to commemorate the anniversary…
Striking doctors march, but government standing firm
Egypt
November 1, 2012
Striking doctors march, but government standing firm
Nearly 1,000 striking doctors escalated their protest by forming a human chain from the Doctors Syndicate to the Health Ministry…
Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’
Egypt
October 29, 2012
Monday’s papers: Coptic papal elections begin; police follow Nasr City ‘terror cell’
The top developments in Monday’s papers include the vote for the three finalists in the Coptic papal lottery, which will…
The unbelievers: Post-Alber Saber, more atheists struggle to assert their identity
Egypt
October 28, 2012
The unbelievers: Post-Alber Saber, more atheists struggle to assert their identity
Five male members of an atheist group congregate in one of Cairo’s crowded downtown bars, sipping beer and Pepsi as…
Ain Sokhna Port crisis ends, but demands remain
Egypt
October 26, 2012
Ain Sokhna Port crisis ends, but demands remain
While workers at the Ain Sokhna Port called off their 12-day long strike and returned to work on Wednesday after…
Monday’s papers: Morsy at sea to celebrate 1967 naval victory
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Monday’s papers: Morsy at sea to celebrate 1967 naval victory
Topping the headlines in Monday’s papers are three main news items: President Mohamed Morsy’s naval adventures aboard a military frigate…
Independent unions declare new alliance
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Independent unions declare new alliance
In a historic development, two independent workers’ groups and several political parties joined forces on Monday to establish the National…
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Hundreds rallied outside the Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday as five labor activists appealed the harshest sentence against striking…