Egypt
Search for Mubarak’s ill-gotten gains continues
July 18, 2012
Search for Mubarak’s ill-gotten gains continues
Nearly a year and a half after protesters mocked former President Hosni Mubarak’s luxurious lifestyle from the sidewalks of Tahrir…
US aircraft carrier passes through Suez Canal
July 18, 2012
US aircraft carrier passes through Suez Canal
The US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 passed through the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying 113,000 tons of…
Offside! Egypt’s transitional politics shows football the red card
July 18, 2012
Offside! Egypt’s transitional politics shows football the red card
On 30 June, President Mohamed Morsy was attending a ceremony organized by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces at…
Khan al-Khalili shop owners protest lack of business
July 18, 2012
Khan al-Khalili shop owners protest lack of business
Bazaar owners in the Khan al-Khalili area blocked Al-Azhar Street on Wednesday in protest against the lack of business due…
Police teargas demonstrators before Syrian Embassy in Cairo
July 18, 2012
Police teargas demonstrators before Syrian Embassy in Cairo
Police threw tear gas canisters at scores of Egyptian and Syrian activists demonstrating before the Syrian Embassy in the Garden…
Brotherhood strategizes for next parliamentary elections
July 18, 2012
Brotherhood strategizes for next parliamentary elections
The Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau met Wednesday to plan the next parliamentary elections in coordination with the Freedom and Justice…
Egypt and Saudi won’t allow external interference, says ambassador
July 18, 2012
Egypt and Saudi won’t allow external interference, says ambassador
Cooperation between Egypt and Saudi Arabia does not constitute a threat to anyone, Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan said…
Top intelligence agency seeks public support as it faces Morsy
July 18, 2012
Top intelligence agency seeks public support as it faces Morsy
Egypt's top intelligence agency, long a secretive power behind the country's ruling system, is taking a small but unprecedented step…
Two chief editor candidates accused of normalization with Israel
July 18, 2012
Two chief editor candidates accused of normalization with Israel
Fathy Shehab Eddin, the Shura Council member who now heads the committee responsible for choosing state-run newspapers' chief editors, said…
Regular air traffic between Cairo and Damascus so far
July 18, 2012
Regular air traffic between Cairo and Damascus so far
Flights between Cairo and Damascus have not yet been affected by the events in Syria.