Egypt
US cancels award for Samira Ibrahim after incendiary tweets
March 8, 2013
US cancels award for Samira Ibrahim after incendiary tweets
Just hours before a high-profile ceremony, the United States Friday canceled an award to an Egyptian activist after learning she…
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
March 8, 2013
Egypt’s army on high alert in Sinai
Military commanders have ordered troops to be on "high alert" after receiving information about plots for terrorist attacks in Sinai,…
Protestors injured with birdshot in front of Semiramis Hotel
March 8, 2013
Protestors injured with birdshot in front of Semiramis Hotel
Clashes intensified between security forces and dozens of demonstrators on Friday early evening by the Nile Corniche Road and on…
Egypt police strike reaches at least 10 governorates
March 8, 2013
Egypt police strike reaches at least 10 governorates
Egyptian police on Friday began the largest police strike ever where the anti-riot personnel closed their camps and scores of…
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
March 8, 2013
Delayed elections may defuse Egypt’s crisis
An administrative court order heralds a new stage in the controversy surrounding the parliamentary elections that were scheduled to take…
Yemeni clashes over Egyptian ship leave one dead
March 8, 2013
Yemeni clashes over Egyptian ship leave one dead
A young man was killed and 30 others injured in violent clashes in Hodeidah, western Yemen, between military police forces…
Thousands march in Egypt’s Port Said over deaths
March 8, 2013
Thousands march in Egypt’s Port Said over deaths
PORT SAID—Thousands of Egyptians packed the streets of the Suez Canal city of Port Said on Friday in protest at…
Commander of CSF sacked by interior minister
March 8, 2013
Commander of CSF sacked by interior minister
The interior minister sacked commander of the Central Security Forces (CSF) Maged Nouh on Friday, after he failed to contain…
Police refuse to secure Muslim Brotherhood headquarters
March 8, 2013
Police refuse to secure Muslim Brotherhood headquarters
Central Security forces and police tasked with maintaining security around the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Cairo district…
7 Central Security camps shut down in Cairo
March 8, 2013
7 Central Security camps shut down in Cairo
Strikes continued in sectors of the Interior Ministry, as seven Central Security camps were shut down on Friday, along with…