Egypt
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…
US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
February 4, 2012
US lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid
A leading US senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an…
State news agency: Top riot police officer injured in the eye
February 4, 2012
State news agency: Top riot police officer injured in the eye
Central Security Forces' General Ahmed Mokhtar was injured in the eye during the clashes between police and protesters in the vicinity…
State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo
February 4, 2012
State TV: Gunmen free prisoners, set fire to police station in Cairo
Gunmen set fire to a police station in the east Cairo suburb of Marg on Friday and released the suspects…
Prime minister meets with military council
February 4, 2012
Prime minister meets with military council
Prime Minster Kamal al-Ganzouri will meet Egypt’s military council today to discuss the bloodshed that has followed Wednesday's violent football…