Egypt
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai and septic water
August 22, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Sinai and septic water
News of the arrest of members of a jihadi group in Sinai, the bombing of three alleged terrorist cells in…
Update: Man arrested for attempted German Embassy attack
August 22, 2012
Update: Man arrested for attempted German Embassy attack
A man was arrested Wednesday after throwing four homemade bombs at the German Embassy in Cairo and attempting to storm…
Nour Party leadership in Gharbiya resign over elections
August 22, 2012
Nour Party leadership in Gharbiya resign over elections
Dozens from the Nour Party leadership in Gharbiya submitted resignations to the party's president in protest of how internal elections…
Revolutionary movements hold people’s trial for SCAF members
August 22, 2012
Revolutionary movements hold people’s trial for SCAF members
Several revolutionary movements will hold a people's trial for the members of Supreme Council of the Armed formed before the…
Tweet by Essam al-Erian provokes anger of leftists
August 22, 2012
Tweet by Essam al-Erian provokes anger of leftists
A post that Essam al-Erian, the acting president of the Freedom and Justice Party, made on Twitter in which he…
Protest against Brotherhood raises more controversy
August 22, 2012
Protest against Brotherhood raises more controversy
Debate continued Wednesday among political groups and activists over the merits of the 24 August protest against the Muslim Brotherhood…
Man dead, policeman injured after five run checkpoint
August 22, 2012
Man dead, policeman injured after five run checkpoint
Security authorities in Sharqiya arrested four men and killed one after the five men attempted to run a checkpoint. One…
Tantawi not sick, says former SCAF source
August 22, 2012
Tantawi not sick, says former SCAF source
Rumors that Former Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi is sick are false, a military source close to Tantawi said,…
Firefighters put out blaze at aluminum factory
August 22, 2012
Firefighters put out blaze at aluminum factory
Firemen put out a large fire Wednesday at an Egypt Aluminium Company complex in Nagaa Hammadi, Qena. A security source…
Sexual harassment wave continues for third day
August 22, 2012
Sexual harassment wave continues for third day
Downtown Cairo witnessed a spate of sexual harassment for the third straight day Tuesday, as activists and government officials have…