Egypt
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
December 3, 2011
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
When debate around a national salvation government (NSG) raged in the press two weeks ago, many opponents advanced various hostile…
Elections Commission: High turnout in first round of polls
December 2, 2011
Elections Commission: High turnout in first round of polls
Sixty-two percent of registered voters in the first round of the Egyptian parliamentary elections took to the polls on Monday…
Redeeming popularity: SCAF prides itself for successful election
December 2, 2011
Redeeming popularity: SCAF prides itself for successful election
Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary race kicked off this week amid jubilation over the high turnout and the relative…
Abbasseya demonstrators show support for SCAF and Ganzouri
December 2, 2011
Abbasseya demonstrators show support for SCAF and Ganzouri
Hundreds of Egyptians demonstrated in the Cairo neighborhood of Abbasseya on Friday in support of the ruling Supreme Council of…
SCAF: Egypt has refused foreign aid with political strings attached
December 2, 2011
SCAF: Egypt has refused foreign aid with political strings attached
Egypt has refused financial aid offers from the Gulf and other foreign countries because political conditions have been attached, member…
State TV: Election results will be announced at 8 pm
December 2, 2011
State TV: Election results will be announced at 8 pm
Results of the first round of parliamentary elections will be announced at 8 pm Friday night, Egyptian state TV reported…
Araby: Syrian regime can still avoid foreign intervention
December 2, 2011
Araby: Syrian regime can still avoid foreign intervention
The Syrian regime still has an opportunity to overcome its current crisis if it signs an Arab League protocol allowing…
Sharaf’s social justice minister to hold office in Ganzouri cabinet
December 2, 2011
Sharaf’s social justice minister to hold office in Ganzouri cabinet
Gouda Abdel Khaleq, who served as the solidarity and social justice minister in former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's cabinet, said…
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
December 2, 2011
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Trains traveling through Upper Egypt returned to their normal schedules on Friday after demonstrators blocked railroad tracks the day before…
Protesters head to Tahrir to honor martyrs of Mohamed Mahmoud
December 2, 2011
Protesters head to Tahrir to honor martyrs of Mohamed Mahmoud
Hundreds of protesters marched from Mostafa Mahmoud mosque in the Mohandiseen neighborhood of Cairo to Tahrir Square Friday afternoon, to…