Egypt
Advisory council forms panel to discuss constituent assembly
January 9, 2012
Advisory council forms panel to discuss constituent assembly
The advisory council for Egypt's military rulers formed a panel to facilitate dialogue about the country's new constitution, the council…
Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon
January 9, 2012
Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon
The Central Cairo Prosecution has referred Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris to trial over charges of defamation of religion. In June,…
Monday’s papers: The ongoing obsession with foreign funding, foreign hands
January 9, 2012
Monday’s papers: The ongoing obsession with foreign funding, foreign hands
Many of today’s papers are still fretting about foreign funding. Al-Shorouk columnist Salama Ahmed Salama asks why Islamic groups have…
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
January 9, 2012
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
Violence deployed by Middle East governments to suppress dissent last year is set to continue in 2012, with some states…
FJP has vision for Egypt tourism, party leader says
January 9, 2012
FJP has vision for Egypt tourism, party leader says
Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) attempted to calm fears over its stance on tourism on Sunday as the party…
Mubarak, fellow defendants arrive at court as trial resumes
January 9, 2012
Mubarak, fellow defendants arrive at court as trial resumes
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak and other defendants have arrived at the Police Academy in New Cairo, where the Cairo…
Despite elections, North Sinai still suffering under security-first policies
January 8, 2012
Despite elections, North Sinai still suffering under security-first policies
The police station at the border town of Rafah has not been renovated, unlike the police stations in Arish and…
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
January 8, 2012
Egypt withdraws land from Egyptian businessmen
Egypt's government has withdrawn 2100 hectares of land from some of the country's leading businessmen because they failed to develop…
Calm restored in Tahrir Square following clashes
January 8, 2012
Calm restored in Tahrir Square following clashes
Calm has been restored to Tahrir Square after clashes erupted early on Sunday between pro-democracy protesters and unidentified armed men.…
Dozens protest detention of witness to Institut d’Egypte fire
January 8, 2012
Dozens protest detention of witness to Institut d’Egypte fire
Dozens of protesters organized a sit-in outside the Cairo High Court demanding the release of Tarek Shams, who remains in detention on…