Egypt
Protesters block border highway for second day
January 23, 2013
Protesters block border highway for second day
The Shalateen International road has been closed for the second consecutive day by al-Ababda and al-Bashareya tribesmen protesting the killing…
Two years on, accountability evades those implicated in killing protesters
January 23, 2013
Two years on, accountability evades those implicated in killing protesters
Out of 135 defendants facing charges relating to the killings of protesters during the 25 January uprising, only two police…
Iranian FM: Ahmadinejad to visit Cairo next month
January 23, 2013
Iranian FM: Ahmadinejad to visit Cairo next month
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Egypt next month, accepting President Mohamed Morsy's invitation to take part in the Organisation…
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
January 23, 2013
Egypt’s railway sector struggles between financial woes and promises of modernization
Through the dusty windows of the Bulaq al-Dakrur train station control tower, Karam Faheem, an inspector, pointed to a never-ending…
Two dead in Nasr City drug raid
January 23, 2013
Two dead in Nasr City drug raid
Two people were killed and 16 others arrested when security forces raided a drug den in the Cairo neighborhood of…
Train traffic returns to normal after protests
January 23, 2013
Train traffic returns to normal after protests
Railway traffic throughout the country has returned to normal after protests blocking both the Cairo-Alexandria and Cairo-Aswan routes were called…
Assailants hurl Molotovs at FJP headquarters
January 23, 2013
Assailants hurl Molotovs at FJP headquarters
Unidentified attackers threw Molotov cocktails at the Freedom and Justice Party's headquarters in southern Cairo Wednesday, but no injuries or…
Christian woman wins LE40,000 in religious research competition
January 23, 2013
Christian woman wins LE40,000 in religious research competition
The Endowments Ministry on Tuesday announced that a Christian medical student has placed second in a research competition sponsored by…
Iran suggests Cairo for nuclear talks, local agency reports
January 23, 2013
Iran suggests Cairo for nuclear talks, local agency reports
Iran has suggested that the next round of nuclear talks with world powers should take place in Cairo, the Iranian…
Wednesday’s papers: New Port Said evidence, old regime prison diaries
January 23, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: New Port Said evidence, old regime prison diaries
As the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution approaches, headlines about protest martyrs and the Port Said massacre take…