Egypt
Cabinet orders investigation into balloon crash
February 26, 2013
Cabinet orders investigation into balloon crash
Cabinet Spokesperson Alaa al-Hadidi said Tuesday that a technical committee from the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been formed to…
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
February 26, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
The headlines of Tuesday’s newspapers continue to express alarm over escalating political polarization. The liberal Wafd Party’s daily writes that…
Hamzawy: dialogue with presidency is important
February 26, 2013
Hamzawy: dialogue with presidency is important
Amr Hamzawy, a prominent opposition figure, has called on political parties to respond to President Mohamed Morsy’s call for national…
Border troops thwart rocket smuggling attempt
February 26, 2013
Border troops thwart rocket smuggling attempt
Military Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said border troops in a military area in western Egypt have thwarted an attempt to…
Moussa: No one has legitimacy when country about to collapse
February 26, 2013
Moussa: No one has legitimacy when country about to collapse
Conference Party chief and former presidential contender Amr Moussa said President Mohamed Morsy has lost the legitimacy granted to him…
April 6 shuns presidency’s invitation for dialogue
February 26, 2013
April 6 shuns presidency’s invitation for dialogue
The April 6 Youth Movement has rejected an invitation for dialogue that President Mohamed Morsy made in a pre-recorded interview…
Escaped convict guns down one in Qena
February 26, 2013
Escaped convict guns down one in Qena
An unknown assailant gunned down one person and injured others in the Qena Governorate city of Deshna after stealing a…
Tahrir calm after brief skirmishes between police and protesters
February 26, 2013
Tahrir calm after brief skirmishes between police and protesters
Calm returned to TahrirSquare Tuesday morning after two hours of skirmishesbetween protesters and police. Police were trying to reopen the…
Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law
February 26, 2013
Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law
A law drafted by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party threatens to stifle Egyptian civil society and takes a…
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
February 26, 2013
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on…