Egypt
Low turnout for anti-Brotherhood protests
August 25, 2012
Low turnout for anti-Brotherhood protests
A few thousand anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters marked what they called the "24 August revolution" with a sit in outside…
Tahrir, home for unity and fault lines
August 25, 2012
Tahrir, home for unity and fault lines
Offering no introduction, Alaa Saad marches up to an elderly street vendor and says, “let’s say you and I have…
Four injured attempting to storm FJP offices in Gharbiya
August 24, 2012
Four injured attempting to storm FJP offices in Gharbiya
An estimated 150 protesters attempted to storm the Freedom and Justice Party offices in Al-Mahala Al-Kubra in the Gharbiya Governorate…
Charges filed against generals: but what will come of it?
August 24, 2012
Charges filed against generals: but what will come of it?
Lawyer Assem Qandil on Wednesday became the latest to file charges against former military generals for the killing of protesters…
Bedouins call for transparency in Sinai crackdown
August 24, 2012
Bedouins call for transparency in Sinai crackdown
The Sinai Bedouins tribal youth union called on security officials to disclose information about Operation Eagle, and to prosecute…
Anti-Morsy protesters should be prosecuted, says imam
August 24, 2012
Anti-Morsy protesters should be prosecuted, says imam
Mazhar Shaheen, an imam at the Omar Makram Mosque who often gives a Friday sermon in Tahrir Square, called for…
Journalist accused of defaming Brotherhood leader released without bail
August 24, 2012
Journalist accused of defaming Brotherhood leader released without bail
Journalist Khaled Hanafy, managing editor of the independent Al-Fagr newspaper, has been released after being summoned for questioning on charges…
Foreign women detained in Beni Suef for looking suspicious
August 24, 2012
Foreign women detained in Beni Suef for looking suspicious
Four women from Syria and Lebanon were arrested in Beni Suef on Friday and sent to interrogation. Major General…
Gunmen attack checkpoints in Sinai; workers resume destroying tunnels to Gaza
August 24, 2012
Gunmen attack checkpoints in Sinai; workers resume destroying tunnels to Gaza
Four masked men dressed in black attempted to storm the Rafah border crossing early Friday morning. Security forces apprehended…
Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression
August 24, 2012
Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression
A number of journalists, writers, actors and political figures held a sit-in on Wednesday denouncing the recent constraints put…