Egypt
Pentagon official arrives in Cairo to discuss Sinai security
November 11, 2012
Pentagon official arrives in Cairo to discuss Sinai security
The US assistant defense secretary for international security affairs arrived in Cairo Sunday, leading a delegation on a four-day visit…
Egypt to resume participation in Ethiopia Nile Basin Initiative office
November 11, 2012
Egypt to resume participation in Ethiopia Nile Basin Initiative office
Egypt and Sudan have reactivated their membership in one of the primary offices of the Nile Basin Initiative after a…
Women assault, cut hair of Christian woman on metro
November 11, 2012
Women assault, cut hair of Christian woman on metro
Two niqab-wearing women assaulted and forcefully cut the hair of a Christian woman on the metro Sunday, the third such…
Egypt police bust baby trafficking ring
November 11, 2012
Egypt police bust baby trafficking ring
Egyptian police said on Sunday they had broken up a child trafficking ring that sold almost 300 babies for 570…
Health Ministry continues to hold out against doctors’ strike
November 11, 2012
Health Ministry continues to hold out against doctors’ strike
Protesting doctors held a symbolic funeral service for the Egyptian health system at Omar Makram Mosque after afternoon prayers on…
FJP leader accuses Cabinet of undermining Morsy
November 11, 2012
FJP leader accuses Cabinet of undermining Morsy
A prominent Freedom and Justice Party MP in the Shura Council on Sunday accused Prime Minister Hesham Qandil’s Cabinet of…
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
November 11, 2012
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
The revolution continues, or so they say. For many, the reasons to stage a revolution remain: social inequality, police repression,…
Shop owner strike paralyzes Port Said commerce
November 11, 2012
Shop owner strike paralyzes Port Said commerce
Shop owners in Port Said went on strike by closing their shops Sunday, to defy the government’s decision to only…
‘Most dangerous criminal’ gets 10th life sentence
November 11, 2012
‘Most dangerous criminal’ gets 10th life sentence
The Luxor Criminal Court sentenced Yasser al-Hambouly to life in prison in absentia, the 10th life sentence he has been…
Public prosecutor calls for investigation into Shafiq’s vote rigging complaint
November 11, 2012
Public prosecutor calls for investigation into Shafiq’s vote rigging complaint
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud sent a letter to Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky demanding he assign a judge to investigate…