Egypt
Revolutionary youths launch campaign to legally execute Mubarak
August 16, 2011
Revolutionary youths launch campaign to legally execute Mubarak
A group of revolutionary youths announced Tuesday a campaign to gather signatures in support of legally executing ousted President Hosni…
Officer assaults cabinet official, sources say
August 16, 2011
Officer assaults cabinet official, sources say
A security official on Tuesday allegedly assaulted and insulted the secretary of Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy at the cabinet's…
Islamist presidential hopeful condemns military trials for civilians
August 16, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful condemns military trials for civilians
Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail on Monday condemned the referral of civilians to military courts. “As long as the…
Egyptian TV bans parts of show parodizing former regime officials
August 16, 2011
Egyptian TV bans parts of show parodizing former regime officials
Egypt's state-run TV has refused to air parts of a sitcom that parodize officials from the regime of former President…
Greece detains 67 Egyptians fleeing Libya
August 16, 2011
Greece detains 67 Egyptians fleeing Libya
Greek police on Sunday detained 67 Egyptians who had fled Libya to Italy on a fishing boat that was found…
Tuesday’s papers: Live coverage ban causes rift as Mubarak’s trial adjourns
August 16, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Live coverage ban causes rift as Mubarak’s trial adjourns
Tuesday's papers hold no surprises for readers. As expected, both state-owned and independent papers have extensive coverage of the second…
Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy
August 16, 2011
Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy
Security forces fired shots into the air and violently dispersed a protest late Monday night outside the Libyan Embassy in…
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
August 16, 2011
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse
The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between Islamists and…
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
August 16, 2011
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
The recent Muslim Brotherhood statement demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) refrain from interfering in how…