Egypt
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…
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
December 14, 2011
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
The Advisory Council has announced its intention to form a committee of legal experts to amend military law, particularly those…
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
December 14, 2011
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdy said on Wednesday that the ministry had begun receiving the voting figures for the second…