Egypt
Updates: Ruling military council says not seeking to enter square, only defend Interior Ministry
November 23, 2011
Updates: Ruling military council says not seeking to enter square, only defend Interior Ministry
11:40 pm: Mahmoud Hegazy and Mohamed Assar, members of the ruling military council appeared on State Television. Hegazy said that…
Omar Makram field hospital tends to Tahrir wounded
November 23, 2011
Omar Makram field hospital tends to Tahrir wounded
The field hospitals, clinics and makeshift pharmacies that began to reappear downtown following Saturday’s violent police crackdown on protester encampments…
Wafd newspaper: ElBaradei sets conditions for potential salvation government
November 23, 2011
Wafd newspaper: ElBaradei sets conditions for potential salvation government
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei has set conditions for the leadership of the new salvation government that protesters in Tahrir Square…
ElBaradei calls for end to ‘brutal massacre’
November 23, 2011
ElBaradei calls for end to ‘brutal massacre’
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to stop what he described as…
Yemeni leader in Saudi to sign power transfer deal
November 23, 2011
Yemeni leader in Saudi to sign power transfer deal
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to sign a US-backed power transfer…
Prominent Israeli official calls for military preparations to re-enter Sinai
November 23, 2011
Prominent Israeli official calls for military preparations to re-enter Sinai
In the midst of escalating violence between Egyptian protesters and security forces, former Deputy Chief Staff of Israeli Defense Forces…
Wednesday’s papers: A more balanced Al-Ahram
November 23, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: A more balanced Al-Ahram
Events in Tahrir Square again dominate today’s press, with state mouthpiece Al-Ahram wheeling out the hand-drawn font it uses for…
Tantawi speech ruffles Tahrir
November 22, 2011
Tantawi speech ruffles Tahrir
Less than two hours after the speech by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, clashes have erupted again on Mohamed Mahmoud…