Egypt
Police arrest 22 suspects in downtown hotel attack
January 30, 2013
Police arrest 22 suspects in downtown hotel attack
Security forces said they arrested 22 people on Wednesday who were suspected of storming the InterContinental Semiramis hotel in Cairo…
Public Funds Prosecution summons former ministers over Alexandria chalets
January 30, 2013
Public Funds Prosecution summons former ministers over Alexandria chalets
The Public Funds Prosecution summoned former ministers Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, Zoheir Garana, Ahmed al-Maghraby and Fouad Sultan Wednesday to hear…
Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind
January 30, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Black Bloc hysteria, and the curfew gone with the wind
The headlines of Egypt's various newspapers on Wednesday highlight the ongoing street and political deadlock, but from two different perspectives. While…
Suez: Born and bred on resistance
January 30, 2013
Suez: Born and bred on resistance
On 25 January 2011, the first martyr of the revolution fell in Suez Governorate, marking a turning point in protesters’…
Update: Watan Party, Brotherhood lauds ElBaradei for dialogue offer
January 30, 2013
Update: Watan Party, Brotherhood lauds ElBaradei for dialogue offer
The Salafi Watan Party commended Dostour Party head Mohamed ElBaradei for his proposal of a dialogue between President Mohamed Morsy,…
Amid unrest at home, Morsy makes brief Germany trip
January 30, 2013
Amid unrest at home, Morsy makes brief Germany trip
President Mohamed Morsy flew to Berlin Wednesday morning, where he is expected to discuss economic relations and regional developments with…
Update: One reported dead as police fire tear gas, birdshot at protesters
January 30, 2013
Update: One reported dead as police fire tear gas, birdshot at protesters
Clashes renewed between police and dozens of protesters on Wednesday morning in Simon Bolivar Square behind the Semiramis hotel, which…
Black Bloc must die, say Jihad and Jama’a al-Islamiya
January 29, 2013
Black Bloc must die, say Jihad and Jama’a al-Islamiya
The Islamist party of the Jihad Organization and Jama'a al-Islamiya has said the ways of dealing with banditry specified in…
Morsy instructs police to deal with ‘rioters’ with restraint
January 29, 2013
Morsy instructs police to deal with ‘rioters’ with restraint
President Mohamed Morsy met on Tuesday afternoon with the interior minister and other ministry leaders, giving instructions to protect peaceful…
Cruise ferry sank in Nile River, passengers rescued
January 29, 2013
Cruise ferry sank in Nile River, passengers rescued
A cruise ferry The King of the Nile heading to Aswan from Luxor carrying 120 mostly Egyptian passengers sank in…