Tantawi meets with political leaders
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Tantawi meets with political leaders
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling military council, met on Wednesday with several presidential hopefuls and political…
Elections commission receives results of Egypt expat vote
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Elections commission receives results of Egypt expat vote
The High Elections Commission (HEC) on Wednesday received from the Foreign Ministry the results of the first round of parliamentary…
US says no evidence Egypt misused tear gas, rights group files complaint
Egypt
November 30, 2011
US says no evidence Egypt misused tear gas, rights group files complaint
US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner defended on Tuesday the shipment of tear gas to the Egyptian government. Toner told…
Cairo airport source denies security alert after bomb threat
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Cairo airport source denies security alert after bomb threat
An official source at Cairo International Airport has denied reports that the airport raised its security alert after receiving a…
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said Sunday that he will not…
Pro-SCAF protests staged in Abbasseya
Egypt
November 25, 2011
Pro-SCAF protests staged in Abbasseya
Hundreds of Egyptians arrived in Abbasseya Square Friday morning to hold a mass demonstration in support of the Supreme Council…
Gas pipeline bombed for 8th time this year, not badly damaged
Egypt
November 25, 2011
Gas pipeline bombed for 8th time this year, not badly damaged
Masked gunmen targeted the Egyptian pipeline delivering natural gas to Israel and Jordan for the eighth time this year on…
Unrest causes Cairo airport arrivals to drop
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Unrest causes Cairo airport arrivals to drop
Renewed unrest in downtown Cairo and other parts of the country has resulted in a 25–30 percent drop in arrivals…
Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government
Egypt
November 21, 2011
Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government
Wafd Party chief al-Sayed al-Badawy has called on Egyptians to insist on holding the parliamentary elections as planned, saying it…