Egypt
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
December 15, 2011
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
December 15, 2011
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Following the food poisoning of protesters on Wednesday, Egyptian prosecutors have sent blood and gastric juice samples for testing at…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
December 15, 2011
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
December 15, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
Coverage of the second round of parliamentary elections dominates today’s press, with the party-run Al-Wafd in a bitter recriminatory mood,…
With balloons, medicine and smiles, FJP woos voters
December 15, 2011
With balloons, medicine and smiles, FJP woos voters
Mostafa Mahmoud Square in the Giza neighborhood of Mohandiseen was home to what felt like a street carnival on a…
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
December 15, 2011
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Voting resumed on Thursday for the second round of Egypt's People's Assembly elections, which began Wednesday. Reports of illegal election-day…
Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David
December 14, 2011
Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David
Leaders in Iran and Israel have given oposing visions of what Egypt’s recent revolution means for its 32-year-old Camp David…
Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized
December 14, 2011
Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized
Some 40 activists involved in the “Occupy Cabinet” sit-in have been transferred to hospital after suffering from food poisoning, apparently…
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
December 14, 2011
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
The British-based Impact-SE Research Center has criticized school curricula in Egypt and called on authorities to update them in order…