Egypt
Update: Ultras protest in downtown Cairo; block metro
January 23, 2013
Update: Ultras protest in downtown Cairo; block metro
Days before a court is set to rule in the case over last year’s football violence, Ultras Ahlawy protested at…
Latest building collapse kills three in Cairo
January 23, 2013
Latest building collapse kills three in Cairo
Three people were killed and four injured when a three-story building collapsed in Masr al-Qadeema neighborhood, south of downtown Cairo,…
Govt signals Saudi bridge project moving forward
January 23, 2013
Govt signals Saudi bridge project moving forward
President Mohamed Morsy's office said Tuesday that it expects to soon begin a joint project with Saudi Arabia to build…
Marsa Matrouh violence injures 80
January 23, 2013
Marsa Matrouh violence injures 80
The number of people injured in clashes that broke out between security forces and armed residents in Marsa Matrouh on…
Tourism union speaks out against fuel subsidy removal plan
January 23, 2013
Tourism union speaks out against fuel subsidy removal plan
The government decision this week to remove subsidies on diesel designated for the tourism sector is a disaster, Khaled al-Mennawy,…
Vodafone backtracks on increase of prepaid cards price
January 22, 2013
Vodafone backtracks on increase of prepaid cards price
Vodafone announced decided Tuesday that it would backtrack on the increase of 15 percent price increase on prepaid cards, saying…
Administration says national dialogue has not failed
January 22, 2013
Administration says national dialogue has not failed
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said Tuesday that the administration is keen to move forward with the national dialogue, adding that…
Opposition leader aims to break Islamist dominance
January 22, 2013
Opposition leader aims to break Islamist dominance
A coalition of Egyptian opposition groups is forging a common electoral platform as it seeks to capitalize on setbacks for…
Prosecutors call on Morsy to end prosecutor general crisis
January 22, 2013
Prosecutors call on Morsy to end prosecutor general crisis
Prosecutors called on President Mohamed Morsy Tuesday to intervene and solve the crisis of the Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah by…
War of words ahead of January 25
January 22, 2013
War of words ahead of January 25
Muslim Brotherhood Secretary General Mahmoud Hussein holds the Interior Ministry fully responsible for maintaining peaceful demonstrations on Friday, the second…