Egypt
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
October 10, 2011
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) had warned the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the…
Spain to return fugitive Egyptian business tycoon
October 10, 2011
Spain to return fugitive Egyptian business tycoon
The Egyptian state television has quoted Spanish Foreign Minister TrinidadGarcía-Herreraas saying on Monday that her country intends to return fugitive…
US says Egypt violence should not delay elections
October 10, 2011
US says Egypt violence should not delay elections
WASHINGTON – The United States called for restraint in Egypt on Monday after 25 people, most of them Christian demonstrators,…
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
October 10, 2011
Egypt executes notorious sectarian murderer
Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, known as al-Kammouny, was executed on Monday. He was sentenced to death for igniting sectarian violence after…
State media coverage of Maspero violence raises tempers
October 10, 2011
State media coverage of Maspero violence raises tempers
As clashes erupted on Sunday night between military forces and a group of mostly Coptic protesters demonstrating against sectarian attacks,…
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
October 10, 2011
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Angry Copts at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo claim that the military threw the bodies of dead protesters…
Egyptian court approves new political parties
October 10, 2011
Egyptian court approves new political parties
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday approved applications to form the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Building and Development Party and the New…
Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence
October 10, 2011
Egyptians demonstrate in wake of Maspero violence
Egyptians on Monday demonstrated in the wake of Sunday’s violence at Maspero which killed 25 people and injured 322 others.…
‘Honorable citizens’ refuse to blame military for Maspero violence
October 10, 2011
‘Honorable citizens’ refuse to blame military for Maspero violence
As the country continues to reel from events in Maspero on 9 October, many people in the streets of Downtown…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
October 10, 2011
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…