Egypt
Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters
November 19, 2012
Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters
Fighting broke out on Monday evening during a mass demonstration to commemorate last year's clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, as…
Church leaders: Decision to withdraw from Constituent Assembly is final
November 19, 2012
Church leaders: Decision to withdraw from Constituent Assembly is final
The three Egyptian churches’ decision to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly is final, said church leaders on Monday. Bishop Morcos,…
Constituent Assembly: Members who withdrew agreed to contentious articles
November 19, 2012
Constituent Assembly: Members who withdrew agreed to contentious articles
Constituent Assembly members who withdrew from the constitution-drafting panel had recently agreed to the controversial articles that they said were…
Qandil says Gaza truce deal may be close, FM to visit Gaza Tuesday
November 19, 2012
Qandil says Gaza truce deal may be close, FM to visit Gaza Tuesday
Egypt's prime minister said Monday that an agreement brokered by Cairo to stop the fighting between Israel and the Palestinians…
Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion
November 19, 2012
Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion
Switching out manual railway crossings for new automated ones would cost the nation LE1.5 billion, Eid Hamed, the deputy director…
Israeli commentators praise Morsy’s role in Gaza conflict
November 19, 2012
Israeli commentators praise Morsy’s role in Gaza conflict
“For the first time on Thursday, the Egyptian president explicitly said the word ‘Israel’ during a public condemnation of Israel’s…
Military prosecutors to investigate Qursaya deaths
November 19, 2012
Military prosecutors to investigate Qursaya deaths
The South Giza Prosecution referred investigations into the killing of a fisherman and injury of 13 Armed Forces personnel and…
Four Egyptian activists in Gaza injured by Israeli fire
November 19, 2012
Four Egyptian activists in Gaza injured by Israeli fire
Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip injured four Egyptians who had been en route to join an Egyptian delegation there…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
November 19, 2012
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
Kuwait deports 18 Egyptians after new year celebration
November 19, 2012
Kuwait deports 18 Egyptians after new year celebration
Eighteen Egyptians from the Popular Current and the Constitution Party were deported from Kuwait Monday following three-day negotiations between the…