Egypt
Ending diplomatic row, Saudi ambassador to return to Cairo
May 2, 2012
Ending diplomatic row, Saudi ambassador to return to Cairo
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan is expected to return to Cairo on Saturday, following a diplomatic crisis over the…
Wednesday’s papers: Brotherhood against all
May 2, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Brotherhood against all
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny’s decision to suspend parliamentary sessions Monday without putting it to a general vote shifted the…
Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command
May 2, 2012
Activists call for sit-in at Alexandria military command
Activists and representatives of several coalitions and movements in Alexandria are calling for a sit-in outside the military command post…
Abbasseya clashes prompt parties to boycott SCAF meeting
May 2, 2012
Abbasseya clashes prompt parties to boycott SCAF meeting
Seven parties plan to boycott a meeting scheduled with the ruling military council to protest attacks on an Abbasseya demonstration…
Policeman killed in attack on North Sinai checkpoint
May 2, 2012
Policeman killed in attack on North Sinai checkpoint
A policeman was killed and another two injured Wednesday morning when unknown assailants attacked a police checkpoint in North Sinai.…
Revolutionary youth coalition divided over presidential choice
May 2, 2012
Revolutionary youth coalition divided over presidential choice
The 25 January Revolution Youth Coalition is divided over which presidential candidate to back in the fast-approaching election, having failed…
ElBaradei’s new party vague in effort to unite revolutionary factions
May 2, 2012
ElBaradei’s new party vague in effort to unite revolutionary factions
In 2009, Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt with the aim of organizing the scattered political forces that wanted…
FJP threatens to continue Parliament suspension over Cabinet spat
May 2, 2012
FJP threatens to continue Parliament suspension over Cabinet spat
The Freedom and Justice Party will continue suspending People’s Assembly’s sessions if Egypt’s military leaders do not replace the Cabinet,…
Update: Official death toll reaches 9 in Abbasseya sit-in, Cairo
May 2, 2012
Update: Official death toll reaches 9 in Abbasseya sit-in, Cairo
Military and police intervention halted fighting outside the Defense Ministry after at least nine were killed since early Wednesday morning…