Egypt
Prosecution to interrogate 13 security officials over Tahrir clashes
November 27, 2011
Prosecution to interrogate 13 security officials over Tahrir clashes
Egypt's public prosecution will interrogate 13 officials from the Interior Ministry on Sunday over the fighting in and around Cairo's…
Update: Protests grow in Tahrir, sit-in continues outside cabinet
November 27, 2011
Update: Protests grow in Tahrir, sit-in continues outside cabinet
By 12 noon numbers were steadily increasing in Tahrir Square, well into the thousands. The protesters were mostly young people,…
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
November 27, 2011
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
A call to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to start 28 November was posted by activists on the Second…
At cabinet sit-in, calls for salvation government are high
November 27, 2011
At cabinet sit-in, calls for salvation government are high
Protesters camping at the sit-in in front of the cabinet are calling for the formation of a national salvation government…
ElBaradei says ready to head salvation government
November 26, 2011
ElBaradei says ready to head salvation government
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei issued a statement Saturday night declaring his willingness to head a national salvation government if he…
More than 100,000 expats vote in first phase of parliamentary elections
November 26, 2011
More than 100,000 expats vote in first phase of parliamentary elections
More than 100,000 expatriate Egyptians have voted in the first phase of the elections, which began on Wednesday, said Assistant…
High turnout for first post-Mubarak Engineers Syndicate elections
November 26, 2011
High turnout for first post-Mubarak Engineers Syndicate elections
Egypt’s Engineers Syndicate held its first election on Friday in 17 years, after judicial sequestration was lifted. On 14 August,…
Wife of Syrian dissident kidnapped in Cairo, says family
November 26, 2011
Wife of Syrian dissident kidnapped in Cairo, says family
The family of Egyptian citizen Mona Abdel Wahab has said that she was kidnapped on Friday from Cairo’s Mohandiseen neighborhood…
Church not directing Copts to vote for certain candidates, says bishop
November 26, 2011
Church not directing Copts to vote for certain candidates, says bishop
The Coptic Orthodox Church said Saturday it is not specifying a list of candidates for Coptic adherents to vote for…
As Ganzouri tries to form a cabinet, Tahrir is betting on ElBaradei
November 26, 2011
As Ganzouri tries to form a cabinet, Tahrir is betting on ElBaradei
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri began consultations on Saturday at the National Planning Institute in order to form a new…