Egypt
Clashes resume near Interior Ministry
February 4, 2012
Clashes resume near Interior Ministry
Clashes around the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo resumed at around 5 pm after hours of quiet. State owned Nile…
Two Shia activists detained at Cairo International Airport
February 4, 2012
Two Shia activists detained at Cairo International Airport
Authorities at the Cairo International Airport detained two Shia activists upon their arrival from Tehran on Saturday, the website of…
FIFA chief slams Egypt’s ‘political interference’
February 4, 2012
FIFA chief slams Egypt’s ‘political interference’
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has slammed "political interference" in Egyptian football, in the wake of the death of 74 fans…
Activists, students call for civil disobedience on 11 February
February 4, 2012
Activists, students call for civil disobedience on 11 February
Activists and students called on Facebook for civil disobedience all over Egypt starting on 11 February, the first anniversary of…
Tunisia to withdraw recognition of Syrian regime, expel ambassador
February 4, 2012
Tunisia to withdraw recognition of Syrian regime, expel ambassador
Tunisia is withdrawing its recognition of the Syrian leadership under President Bashar al-Assad and will expel the Syrian ambassador, the…
Amid security vacuum, attacks on police stations repeated
February 4, 2012
Amid security vacuum, attacks on police stations repeated
In the past two days four attacks on police stations have taken place amid nationwide unrest in the wake of a football…
Russia warns of ‘scandal’ if UN vote on Syria text
February 4, 2012
Russia warns of ‘scandal’ if UN vote on Syria text
Russia said Saturday that the Western-backed text of a UN Security Council resolution on the violence in Syria did not…
NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work
February 4, 2012
NDI Egypt director says the organization will continue work
When public prosecutors and gun-wielding Central Security Forces stormed the Cairo office of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in late…
Lull in Interior Ministry clashes, human shields block Mohamed Mahmoud Street
February 4, 2012
Lull in Interior Ministry clashes, human shields block Mohamed Mahmoud Street
There was a lull in the clashes near the Interior Ministry on Saturday, as a number of demonstrators formed a…
Prisoner dies during mass escape attempt from Ismailia prison
February 4, 2012
Prisoner dies during mass escape attempt from Ismailia prison
The security services foiled a mass escape attempt at Mostaqbal Public Prison in Ismailia's Mostaqbal City on Saturday morning, after an inmate…