Egypt
Abu Ismail supporters stage sit-in in Tahrir following mass protest
April 21, 2012
Abu Ismail supporters stage sit-in in Tahrir following mass protest
Supporters of excluded presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail began a sit-in in Tahrir Square Saturday morning, as the square became…
Israel tells citizens to leave Sinai immediately, warns of militants’ attack plans
April 21, 2012
Israel tells citizens to leave Sinai immediately, warns of militants’ attack plans
Israel’s government is telling its citizens to immediately leave Egypt’s Sinai desert peninsula, citing warnings of planned attacks against them.…
A bearded Tahrir promises less unity than hoped
April 20, 2012
A bearded Tahrir promises less unity than hoped
"You need to get a lot louder, because I can't hear you at all. Now, let's try it again: Hazem…
Salafi leader: Liberals attempting to exclude Islamists from Constituent Assembly
April 20, 2012
Salafi leader: Liberals attempting to exclude Islamists from Constituent Assembly
Yasser Borhamy, head of the Salafi Dawah, accused liberals on Friday of causing the crisis over the Constituent Assembly to…
Security measures tightened in Sinai following attacks on police checkpoints
April 20, 2012
Security measures tightened in Sinai following attacks on police checkpoints
Security was tightened in North Sinai Governorate following two attacks on police checkpoints by anonymous gunmen on Thursday. The control…
Protests across Egypt denounce SCAF, former regime ‘remnants’
April 20, 2012
Protests across Egypt denounce SCAF, former regime ‘remnants’
Protests took place in the main squares in different governorates around Egypt on Friday to support the demands put forth…
Abu Ismail calls on supporters to continue sit-in outside elections commission
April 20, 2012
Abu Ismail calls on supporters to continue sit-in outside elections commission
Disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called on his supporters Friday to continue their sit-in at the headquarters of…
Cairo prosecutor accuses two of selling blood of homeless children
April 20, 2012
Cairo prosecutor accuses two of selling blood of homeless children
The Sayeda Zeinab prosecutor started investigating two people who are accused of selling the blood of homeless Cairo children to…
Abouel Fotouh hopes revolutionary candidate wins presidential race
April 20, 2012
Abouel Fotouh hopes revolutionary candidate wins presidential race
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has said that he hopes one of the presidential candidates who supported the revolution…
Update: Marches from across Cairo converge in Tahrir
April 20, 2012
Update: Marches from across Cairo converge in Tahrir
A procession of about 400, carrying black flags and chanting "Islamiya, Islamiya (Islamic, Islamic)" and "We will rule by the…