Egypt
Govt proposes private sector partnerships to implement public works projects
February 14, 2012
Govt proposes private sector partnerships to implement public works projects
The Egyptian government has proposed sanitary drainage and infrastructure projects to be implemented through partnerships with the private sector. The…
Australian tells of torture in nearby prison cells
February 14, 2012
Australian tells of torture in nearby prison cells
An Australian journalist who was held in Egypt on suspicion of paying Egyptians to stage protests against the authorities Tuesday…
Egyptians launch fundraising campaigns to abolish US aid
February 14, 2012
Egyptians launch fundraising campaigns to abolish US aid
Citizens in several Egyptian governorates have launched fundraising campaigns seeking an alternative to US aid. The move follows a recent…
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner’s wife asks Egypt to intervene
February 14, 2012
Hunger striking Palestinian prisoner’s wife asks Egypt to intervene
Randa Adnan, wife of 34-year-old Khader Adnan, a Palestinian prisoner in who has been on a hunger strike for 59…
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,…