Egypt
Adl Party member tortured by military police released
December 17, 2011
Adl Party member tortured by military police released
Activist and Adl Party member Mohamed al-Yamany was released on Saturday after being detained and assaulted by military police, the…
Journalists Syndicate decries crackdown on protesters, attacks on journalists
December 17, 2011
Journalists Syndicate decries crackdown on protesters, attacks on journalists
Egypt's Journalists Syndicate on Saturday condemned the ongoing military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators and attacks on journalists.
Abul Ela Mady resigns from advisory council
December 17, 2011
Abul Ela Mady resigns from advisory council
Wasat Party Chairman Abul Ela Mady resigned on Saturday from the advisory council to the ruling Supreme Council of Armed…
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
December 17, 2011
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
Military police burned medical supplies and detained a number of doctors at the field hospital at Omar Makram Mosque on…
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
December 17, 2011
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
Congress would impose restrictions on aid to Egypt, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority in a US$53.3 billion bill that avoids…
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
December 17, 2011
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
Internet users are circulating a video that appears to show members of Egypt's army assaulting an older female activist called Khadiga…
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
December 17, 2011
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday…
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
December 17, 2011
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent…
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
December 17, 2011
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
December 17, 2011
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…