Egypt
Monday’s papers: Security in North Sinai, papal elections dominate headlines
November 5, 2012
Monday’s papers: Security in North Sinai, papal elections dominate headlines
News of the dismissal of North Sinai Security Director General Ahmed Bakr and the election of Bishop Tawadros as the…
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist
November 4, 2012
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist
A day before the outbreak of the mass popular uprising that enabled him to win the presidency, Mohamed Morsy told…
Security source: Police arrest another suspect in Nasr City ‘terrorist cell’
November 4, 2012
Security source: Police arrest another suspect in Nasr City ‘terrorist cell’
Police on Saturday arrested another suspect in what they are deeming a “terrorist cell,” revealed last month after police raided…
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
November 4, 2012
Coptic Christians have a new shepherd
Acting Pope Pachomius named his former pupil, Bishop Tawadros, as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Church on Sunday, after…
UK Foreign Office says travel warning meant only for Sinai
November 4, 2012
UK Foreign Office says travel warning meant only for Sinai
The UK Foreign Office said Sunday that its "overall advice for travel to Egypt has not changed this weekend," and…
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
November 4, 2012
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked…
Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church
November 4, 2012
Tawadros II: The 118th pope of the Coptic Church
Bishop Tawadros, a trained pharmacist who headed a medicine factory, was chosen Sunday as the 118th pope to lead Egypt's…
Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final
November 4, 2012
Ahly to play Tunisia’s Esperance in African Champions League final
Ahly will play against Tunisia’s Esperance in the African Champions League final first-leg Sunday at Borg al-Arab stadium in Alexandria.…
Constituent Assembly agrees on Article 2 wording
November 4, 2012
Constituent Assembly agrees on Article 2 wording
Younis Makhyoun, a member of the Constituent Assembly, said on Sunday that representatives of the Islamist current and civilian powers…
Imprisoned ex-information minister suffers second heart attack
November 4, 2012
Imprisoned ex-information minister suffers second heart attack
Former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi suffered a heart attack on Saturday afternoon and was transported to Qasr al-Aini hospital, state-owned…