Egypt
Suez workers storm governorate building over delayed payments
November 21, 2012
Suez workers storm governorate building over delayed payments
Hundreds of workers from Al-Masriya Trust Textile Industries stormed the Suez Governorate headquarters on Wednesday while protesting delays in the…
Al-Azhar congratulates Pope Tawadros II
November 21, 2012
Al-Azhar congratulates Pope Tawadros II
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa visited Pope Tawadros II Wednesday to congratulate him on being…
Banking on the Brotherhood for Israel-Gaza truce
November 21, 2012
Banking on the Brotherhood for Israel-Gaza truce
When Israel named its recent military operation on the Gaza Strip “Pillar of the Cloud,” many drew a biblical connection…
Wave of walkouts leaves Constituent Assembly in Islamists’ hands
November 21, 2012
Wave of walkouts leaves Constituent Assembly in Islamists’ hands
The tumultuous constitution-writing process was dealt another blow this week when secular powers withdrew from the assembly tasked with drafting…
Morsy cancels Pakistan visit to follow situation in Cairo
November 21, 2012
Morsy cancels Pakistan visit to follow situation in Cairo
President Mohamed Morsy on Wednesday canceled his planned visit to the Pakistani capital Islamabad to follow developments in Cairo, where…
Wednesday’s papers: Conflict at home and abroad
November 21, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Conflict at home and abroad
Scenes of bloody clashes between Tahrir protesters and police forces are back filling the front pages of local newspapers, accompanied…
Authorities intercept weapons smuggling from Libya
November 21, 2012
Authorities intercept weapons smuggling from Libya
Security officials in Marsa Matrouh have confiscated 108 Grad rockets and 400,000 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition bound for Sinai in…
Former MP gets four months in prison for indecency
November 21, 2012
Former MP gets four months in prison for indecency
The Toukh Misdemeanor Court sentenced former Salafi MP Ali Wanees on Wednesday to four months in prison after his failed…
Update: Crowd chanted anti-Al Jazeera slogans before setting office ablaze
November 21, 2012
Update: Crowd chanted anti-Al Jazeera slogans before setting office ablaze
The Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr office fire in Tahrir Square was carried out by a mob that had been chanting…
Renewed clashes break out near Interior Ministry
November 21, 2012
Renewed clashes break out near Interior Ministry
Clashes resumed Wednesday morning between protesters and police forces near the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo, with the two sides…