Suez Canal fees to increase in May
Business
January 31, 2013
Suez Canal fees to increase in May
The Suez Canal Authority said Thursday it would increase fees up to 5 percent for the vital waterway as of…
Suez revolutionary movements protest curfew
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Suez revolutionary movements protest curfew
Revolution movements, the National Salvation Front and secular parties in Suez announced the continuing of protests Wednesday in Arbaeen Square…
Brotherhood about to legalize status, says minister
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Brotherhood about to legalize status, says minister
The Muslim Brotherhood is about to legalize its status, Insurance and Social Affairs Minister Nagwa Khalil said Wednesday, noting that…
Update: Protesters decry Brotherhood in Giza; clashes break out downtown
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Update: Protesters decry Brotherhood in Giza; clashes break out downtown
Clashes between protesters and security forces broke out in Simon Bolivar Square Wednesday evening, after a short pause in the…
Author Gamal al-Banna dies aged 93
Books
January 30, 2013
Author Gamal al-Banna dies aged 93
Author Gamal al-Banna died Wednesday at age 93 after receiving treatment at a Cairo hospital for pneumonia.
Public Prosecution orders arrest of all Black Bloc members
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Public Prosecution orders arrest of all Black Bloc members
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has ordered police and deputized members of the Armed Forces to arrest all suspected members of…
Grand mufti approves death penalty for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producers
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Grand mufti approves death penalty for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producers
Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has approved a death sentence delivered in absentia for seven Coptic Egyptian expats accused of…
Tahrir Square partially reopened to traffic Tuesday
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Tahrir Square partially reopened to traffic Tuesday
Calm prevailed Cairo’s Tahrir Square Tuesday morning after days of clashes between protesters and security forces since the commemoration of…
At least 128 injured in Kafr al-Sheikh clashes
Egypt
January 29, 2013
At least 128 injured in Kafr al-Sheikh clashes
At least 82 protesters and 46 security personnel were injured in the Delta city of Kafr al-Sheikh during clashes that…
Morsy starts national dialogue at presidential palace
Egypt
January 28, 2013
Morsy starts national dialogue at presidential palace
President Mohamed Morsy began a national dialogue with various political forces early on Monday evening.