Egypt
Israeli Embassy staff to return to work from new location in Egypt
September 18, 2011
Israeli Embassy staff to return to work from new location in Egypt
Several members of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Cairo will return this week to resume work, having left Egypt following…
Brotherhood to compete for 40% of parliamentary seats
September 18, 2011
Brotherhood to compete for 40% of parliamentary seats
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party will compete for more than 40 percent of parliamentary seats in the upcoming…
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
September 18, 2011
120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has received more than 120 individual notices from Coptic Christians informing the Church that…
Cairo University president to resign
September 18, 2011
Cairo University president to resign
Sources at Cairo University said that within a few days Higher Education Minister Motaz Khorshed will accept the resignation of…
Egypt’s parties try to block Mubarak loyalists from vote
September 18, 2011
Egypt’s parties try to block Mubarak loyalists from vote
Islamists and other political groups sought changes to election rules at a meeting on Sunday with the ruling military to…
Syrians stage protests in Cairo against Russian support for Assad
September 18, 2011
Syrians stage protests in Cairo against Russian support for Assad
Scores of Syrians staged protests outside the Russian Embassy in Cairo on Sunday, condemning Russian support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime,…
Families of Egyptians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia stage protests
September 18, 2011
Families of Egyptians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia stage protests
The families of Egyptians imprisoned in Saudi Arabia staged protests on Sunday outside the Saudi Embassy in Cairo. They blamed…
US veto against Palestinian state puts it embassies at risk, say Islamists
September 18, 2011
US veto against Palestinian state puts it embassies at risk, say Islamists
Tarek al-Zomor, spokesman of the Jama'a al-Islamiya, has said that US embassies in the Middle East would be at risk…
Military council tackles electoral issues in secret meeting with political forces
September 18, 2011
Military council tackles electoral issues in secret meeting with political forces
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been in secret negotiations with various political forces on a range of…
Policeman arrested after failed kidnap attempt on German student
September 18, 2011
Policeman arrested after failed kidnap attempt on German student
The Interior Ministry disclosed details on Sunday of a recent recent kidnap attempt on a female student with German nationality,…