Egypt
Brotherhood opposes handover of power before June
December 21, 2011
Brotherhood opposes handover of power before June
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has rejected an initiative called for by other parties and political movements for…
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women
December 21, 2011
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women
A million-strong demonstration is scheduled for Friday in Tahrir Square to protest against military and police assaults on women during…
Egyptian court upholds decision to freeze Mubarak secretary’s assets
December 21, 2011
Egyptian court upholds decision to freeze Mubarak secretary’s assets
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) to freeze the assets of…
Wednesday’s papers: Women march against troops’ brutality, million-strong protest for Friday, and election runoffs
December 21, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Women march against troops’ brutality, million-strong protest for Friday, and election runoffs
Wednesday's papers focused much of their coverage on three main developments: a mass march led by Egyptian women against the…
Ministers accused of trumping up charges in cabinet clashes
December 21, 2011
Ministers accused of trumping up charges in cabinet clashes
Egyptian prosecutors on Wednesday began investigating accusations that two of Egypt's new ministers trumped up charges against suspects arrested for…
Ain Shams University students march on Defense Ministry
December 21, 2011
Ain Shams University students march on Defense Ministry
About 2000 Ain Shams University students marched from their campus Wednesday to the Defense Ministry to protest recent security attacks…
Rights group accuses security forces of kidnapping, threatening activists
December 21, 2011
Rights group accuses security forces of kidnapping, threatening activists
An Egypt-based human rights group says security authorities are terrorizing activists with death threats and kidnappings as part of a…
Blog: Walls go up
December 21, 2011
Blog: Walls go up
There are now not one, but four walls in downtown Cairo. Huge cubes of round-edged cement are clumsily stacked on…
Street protests down, but not ruled out as a tactic
December 21, 2011
Street protests down, but not ruled out as a tactic
During the military council’s press conference on Monday about the recent violence around the cabinet building, Major General Adel Emara…
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
December 21, 2011
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Liberal forces will not allow a new constitution to be drafted based on religion, Coptic business mogul Naguib Sawiris told…