Egypt
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…
Suspects storming Port Said prison arrested
January 29, 2013
Suspects storming Port Said prison arrested
Security sources have said that police arrested 15 people suspected of attempting to storm into a Port Said prison, after…
Morsy reconsiders state of emergency declaration
January 29, 2013
Morsy reconsiders state of emergency declaration
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali on Tuesday announced that, based on security reports, President Morsy is reconsidering the state of emergency…
Activist investigated over accusations of libeling judges
January 29, 2013
Activist investigated over accusations of libeling judges
Judge Tharwat Hammad on Tuesday released political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah without bail in relation to his alleged defamation of…
Govt source: Qandil to maintain office until parliamentary elections
January 29, 2013
Govt source: Qandil to maintain office until parliamentary elections
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil will retain his post until parliamentary elections are completed, a senior government source told Al-Masry Al-Youm,…
Border troops seize 6 tons of drugs in Port Said
January 29, 2013
Border troops seize 6 tons of drugs in Port Said
Border troops in Port Said have seized a lorry carrying around 6 tons of marijuana, known as ‘bango’ in Egyptian…
Nour Party demands ‘national salvation government’
January 29, 2013
Nour Party demands ‘national salvation government’
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party has demanded the formation of a "national salvation government,” an end to the state of emergency…