Egypt
Monitor: Syria’s Homs in heaviest shelling for days
February 14, 2012
Monitor: Syria’s Homs in heaviest shelling for days
Syrian troops battered Homs on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling of the central flashpoint city for days, a…
Sudanese air strike hits South Sudan, breaking pact
February 14, 2012
Sudanese air strike hits South Sudan, breaking pact
Sudanese warplanes dropped several bombs wounding four soldiers in a contested area claimed by South Sudan, two days after agreeing…
University students march on Defense Ministry to call for power handover
February 14, 2012
University students march on Defense Ministry to call for power handover
Hundreds of students from Cairo, Ain Shams and Al-Azhar universities started a march toward the Defense Ministry on Tuesday to…
Presidential hopeful says Shafiq can’t run a local council
February 14, 2012
Presidential hopeful says Shafiq can’t run a local council
Neither Al-Azhar nor its grand sheikh, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, supports a specific candidate for the presidency, presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel…
Brotherhood Supreme Guide says FJP wants to hold national dialogue, form coalition govt
February 14, 2012
Brotherhood Supreme Guide says FJP wants to hold national dialogue, form coalition govt
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) is preparing to hold what it is calling the “first national dialogue for Egypt”…
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
February 14, 2012
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
Workers at the Red Sea’s Ain Sokhna seaport have entered their third day on strike, demanding that the managing company,…
Clashes renew between Qena tribes
February 14, 2012
Clashes renew between Qena tribes
Gun fighting resumed on Tuesday in some areas in Qena following clashes between members of the Ashraf and Homaidat tribes…
Power blackout in Gaza as Egypt stops fuel smuggling
February 14, 2012
Power blackout in Gaza as Egypt stops fuel smuggling
The Gaza Strip’s sole electricity station has become inoperative because Egypt has begun to crack down on fuel smuggling activities…
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
February 14, 2012
Syria’s revolution finds a temporary home in Cairo
Bashar al-Assad’s army is barraging residential buildings and hospitals in the besieged city of Homs, killing dozens of women and…
After travel ban, British charity worker allowed to leave Egypt
February 14, 2012
After travel ban, British charity worker allowed to leave Egypt
Authorities at the Cairo International Airport on Tuesday allowed a British charity worker to leave the country, after she was…