Egypt
Egypt’s Sisi calls for election law to be amended within a month
March 1, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi calls for election law to be amended within a month
Egypt’s president ordered Sunday an amendment of laws linked to a March-April poll after a court ruled an article was…
Egypt’s Sisi meets new Saudi King to discuss Middle East crises
March 1, 2015
Egypt’s Sisi meets new Saudi King to discuss Middle East crises
Egypt's President Abdel Fatteh el Sisi met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh on Sunday for the pair's first in-depth…
NGOs: ‘Terrorism entities law’ vague
March 1, 2015
NGOs: ‘Terrorism entities law’ vague
Twenty-one non-profit organizations (NGOs) condemned the law issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on regulating designated terrorist and terrorism lists…
Panamanian ships top Suez Canal client list in January
March 1, 2015
Panamanian ships top Suez Canal client list in January
The Suez Canal Authority released a statement on Sunday that indicates Panamanian ships were the canal's top clients in January…
Germany reduces travel warning for South Sinai
March 1, 2015
Germany reduces travel warning for South Sinai
Germany’s foreign office announced on Sunday that it is no longer warning its citizens against land travel to southern Sinai…
UPDATE: Sadat City farmers continued to protest on Tuesday against bulldozing lands
March 1, 2015
UPDATE: Sadat City farmers continued to protest on Tuesday against bulldozing lands
Dozens of farmers from Sadat City, Monufiya staged a protest on Tuesday outside the Ministry of Housing to demand stopping…
Lawyers protest against publishing ban on colleague’s death in police custody
March 1, 2015
Lawyers protest against publishing ban on colleague’s death in police custody
Hundreds of lawyers marched Sunday from the Syndicate in Downtown Cairo to the adjacent High Court condemning the General Prosecution’s…
Bread distribution workers occupy Kafr al-Dawar municipality offices
March 1, 2015
Bread distribution workers occupy Kafr al-Dawar municipality offices
Workers distributing bread in the city of Kafr al-Dawar staged a protest on Sunday by occupying the offices of the…
Clashes between Cairo University students and security on campus
March 1, 2015
Clashes between Cairo University students and security on campus
Violent clashes occurred on Sunday between pro-Muslim Brotherhood students and the Falcon security personnel at the Cairo University campus. The…
Ministry dissolves 112 Brotherhoood-affiliated NGOs
March 1, 2015
Ministry dissolves 112 Brotherhoood-affiliated NGOs
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali decided on Sunday to disband 112 NGOs that were registered between 2011 and 2012. The affected…