Egypt
Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
February 9, 2012
Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
The head of Egypt's leading ultra-conservative Islamist party believes it will take time for the ruling military to hand power…
Pope Shenouda rejects calls for civil disobedience
February 9, 2012
Pope Shenouda rejects calls for civil disobedience
Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, joined other political and social forces Wednesday in rejecting the civil…
Government to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike
February 9, 2012
Government to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike
Egypt's ruling generals said on Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as…
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
February 9, 2012
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
As the dust settles on four days of clashes between protesters and the police around the Interior Ministry, students and…
Civil disobedience to begin Friday with marches to military council
February 8, 2012
Civil disobedience to begin Friday with marches to military council
Forty political movements and parties have agreed to start the civil disobedience associated with the anniversary of Mubarak’s resignation a…
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
February 8, 2012
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
Hamdi al-Fakharani, an independent MP, plans to sue Parliament Speaker Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, after security denied him access to the…
Authorities devise plan to secure Cairo Airport during civil disobedience
February 8, 2012
Authorities devise plan to secure Cairo Airport during civil disobedience
Cairo Airport authorities on Wednesday developed a plan for securing the airport in preparation for 11 February, the anniversary of…
Abu Ismail: SCAF interfering in Constitution, pushing ‘consensus candidate’
February 8, 2012
Abu Ismail: SCAF interfering in Constitution, pushing ‘consensus candidate’
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is trying to guarantee itself certain prerogatives in Egypt’s new Constitution…
Egyptian intelligence chief discusses Palestinian reconciliation efforts
February 8, 2012
Egyptian intelligence chief discusses Palestinian reconciliation efforts
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Mourad Mowafi on Wednesday met with Azzam al-Ahmed, member of Fatah’s Central Committee, to discuss Palestinian reconciliation…
Zamalek football club proposes that football practices resume
February 8, 2012
Zamalek football club proposes that football practices resume
The Zamalek club, one of the largest football clubs in Egypt, suggested that team practices resume. The practices have been…