Egypt
18 arrested on charges of belonging to Black Bloc
January 31, 2013
18 arrested on charges of belonging to Black Bloc
Eighteen suspects accused of belonging a group of protesters known as the Black Bloc were arrested on Thursday, and at…
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
January 31, 2013
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National Salvation…
Egypt condemns Israeli raid on Syria
January 31, 2013
Egypt condemns Israeli raid on Syria
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr slammed Wednesday's airstrike on Syria by the Israeli military, saying "such an assault on Arab…
Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad ‘racist’
January 31, 2013
Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad ‘racist’
Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel,…
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
January 31, 2013
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
Fathallah Shalaby, head of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, said that a sudden malfunction in main transformers was behind the…
Armed Forces right to arrest civilians is temporary
January 31, 2013
Armed Forces right to arrest civilians is temporary
A military source said that the power of the Armed Forces to arrest civilians, outlined in a law approved by…
Party condemns ‘systematic’ sexual assault of female protesters
January 31, 2013
Party condemns ‘systematic’ sexual assault of female protesters
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party condemned on Thursday what it called a rash of "systematic" sexual assaults on female protesters…
Shura Council committee prevents journalists from attending meeting
January 31, 2013
Shura Council committee prevents journalists from attending meeting
The Shura Council's Arab Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee prevented parliament reporters from attending the committee meeting on Thursday.
Sharqiya court acquits security officials of revolution deaths
January 31, 2013
Sharqiya court acquits security officials of revolution deaths
Zagazig Criminal Court acquitted eight security officials on Thursday accused of killing protesters in Sharqiya Governorate during the 2011 uprising.…
Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down
January 31, 2013
Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil opened Tahrir Square to traffic on Thursday, according to state-run MENA news agency. During his tour…