Shura Council MP resigns over treatment of stripped, dragged protester
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Shura Council MP resigns over treatment of stripped, dragged protester
Shura Council member Maged Aqad submitted his resignation to Speaker Ahmed Fahmy Sunday to protest the treatment of a demonstrator…
Senior police officer: We don’t mistreat protesters, they mistreat us
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Senior police officer: We don’t mistreat protesters, they mistreat us
Protesters have been attacking anti-riot police, and 394 of them have been injured in attacks from protesters, said Police General…
Ain Sokhna Port workers strike enters third day
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Ain Sokhna Port workers strike enters third day
Work has ground to a halt at the Ain Sokhna Port in Suez for the third consecutive days amid a…
Update: Second Ettehadiya clashes victim dies; total injuries rise to 113
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Update: Second Ettehadiya clashes victim dies; total injuries rise to 113
A second victim of Friday’s clashes at Ettehadiya Presidential Palace died Sunday after sustaining a gunshot wound in the head,…
Alexandria, Dekheila straits reopened after weather improves
Egypt
February 2, 2013
Alexandria, Dekheila straits reopened after weather improves
Alexandria harbor authorities decided to reopen the Alexandria and Dekheila straits Saturday after weather conditions improved. Major General Adel Yassin…
Update: Protesters in Alexandria block railways
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Update: Protesters in Alexandria block railways
Protests against President Mohamed Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood kicked off across the governorates after Friday prayers today. Demonstrations have…
Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet
The Insurance and Social Affairs Ministry has finished their daft of amendments to the Civil Institutions Act and sent…
18 arrested on charges of belonging to Black Bloc
Egypt
January 31, 2013
18 arrested on charges of belonging to Black Bloc
Eighteen suspects accused of belonging a group of protesters known as the Black Bloc were arrested on Thursday, and at…
Egypt condemns Israeli raid on Syria
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Egypt condemns Israeli raid on Syria
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr slammed Wednesday's airstrike on Syria by the Israeli military, saying "such an assault on Arab…
Minister: consultations with IMF continue
Business
January 31, 2013
Minister: consultations with IMF continue
Egypt's consultations with the International Monetary Fund is on-going at all levels, said Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy said on Thursday,…