Egypt
Security forces disperse protest for bakery workers in Beheira
January 21, 2015
Security forces disperse protest for bakery workers in Beheira
The security forces broke up a demonstration on Tuesday evening of bakery workers in Beheira outside the headquarters of the…
Prosecutor: Four under investigation after Paris attacks
January 21, 2015
Prosecutor: Four under investigation after Paris attacks
Four men have been placed under formal investigation and detained as part of the inquiry into the Islamist militant attacks…
Human Rights Watch says Egypt not serious about improving prison conditions
January 21, 2015
Human Rights Watch says Egypt not serious about improving prison conditions
Human Rights Watch accused Egyptian authorities on Wednesday of failing to take serious steps to improve conditions in overcrowded prisons…
Egyptian ex-ministers, experts: Tuition-free education ‘unjust’
January 21, 2015
Egyptian ex-ministers, experts: Tuition-free education ‘unjust’
Former ministers and education experts said that education in Egypt lacks justice between poorer classes and the wealthy, or between…
Chomsky predicts another revolution in Egypt
January 21, 2015
Chomsky predicts another revolution in Egypt
A prominent US expert on the Middle East has predicted a new revolutionary outbreak in Egypt under the current government…
April 6: Pardon conditions set by presidency to exclude movement detainees
January 21, 2015
April 6: Pardon conditions set by presidency to exclude movement detainees
April 6 Youth Movement's Democratic Front said the conditions set by the institution of presidency and the Interior Ministry to…
Report: Token legal reforms fail to end violence against women in Egypt
January 21, 2015
Report: Token legal reforms fail to end violence against women in Egypt
Token legal reforms have failed to end widespread public, domestic and state violence against women and girls in Egypt, who…
Kuwait shuts newspaper critical of government
January 20, 2015
Kuwait shuts newspaper critical of government
Kuwait has scrapped the commercial licence of leading newspaper Al-Watan, which has been highly critical of the government, citing its…
Report: Egypt economy to witness significant improvement in 2015
January 20, 2015
Report: Egypt economy to witness significant improvement in 2015
Oxford Business Group, a global consultancy producing annual economic reports, expressed hope toward signs that heralded a significant improvement of…
22 reasons for rejecting project to connect the Nile and the Congo rivers
January 20, 2015
22 reasons for rejecting project to connect the Nile and the Congo rivers
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has officially turned down a project to connect the Nile and the Congo…