Egypt
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
March 31, 2013
Misr International University: Classes won’t resume until students end sit-in
Misr International University will not resume classes until students end their sit-in and repair the damages they caused, said Hamdy…
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
March 31, 2013
Official: Egypt ready to block porn sites
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready since…
Dostour Party: ElBaradei did not meet with Shafiq
March 31, 2013
Dostour Party: ElBaradei did not meet with Shafiq
Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the liberal Dostour Party, did not meet with Ahmed Shafiq, former President Hosni Mubarak’s last prime…
Borg al-Arab airport reopens after closing due to strike
March 31, 2013
Borg al-Arab airport reopens after closing due to strike
Borg al-Arab International Airport in Alexandria reopened Sunday after police strikes forced it to shut down. Magdy Shaklol, head…
Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for emir insult
March 31, 2013
Kuwaiti opposition tweeter jailed for emir insult
Kuwait's lower court on Sunday sentenced opposition tweeter Hamed al-Khaledi to two years in jail on charges of insulting the…
Allegations of financial corruption dog Doctors Syndicate
March 31, 2013
Allegations of financial corruption dog Doctors Syndicate
Allegations of corruption and financial violations took center stage during Friday’s Doctors Syndicate’s general assembly meeting. Nevertheless, the Muslim Brotherhood…
Child kidnapped in front of Shubra church
March 31, 2013
Child kidnapped in front of Shubra church
Unknown kidnappers on Sunday abducted a Coptic Christian child following an armed attack on a church in Shubra al-Kheima, Qalyubiya,…
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
March 31, 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Abu Hussein, an Iraqi refugee, is reticent to speak of his experiences in Egypt — most refugees are. He regards…
Gunfire as Malian army combs Timbuktu for jihadists
March 31, 2013
Gunfire as Malian army combs Timbuktu for jihadists
Heavy gunfire erupted Sunday in Timbuktu as Malian troops were combing the city for infiltrated jihadists following a suicide attack,…