Egypt
Abouel Fotouh excuses himself from attending meeting with SCAF head
November 27, 2011
Abouel Fotouh excuses himself from attending meeting with SCAF head
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said Sunday he excused himself from attending a meeting with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein…
Brother of killed protester says police tried to bribe him
November 27, 2011
Brother of killed protester says police tried to bribe him
Ahmed Sorour, 19, was run over and killed by a Central Security vehicle on Saturday when security forces attempted to…
Activists get ready for mass rally at Tahrir
November 27, 2011
Activists get ready for mass rally at Tahrir
Activists began to flock to Tahrir Square Sunday to participate in a mass rally dubbed “Revolutionary Legitimacy,” which will demand…
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
November 27, 2011
Tantawi rejects any outside pressure on military council
Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said Sunday that he will not…
Sunday’s papers: In wake of last week’s violence, what now?
November 27, 2011
Sunday’s papers: In wake of last week’s violence, what now?
The fallout from last week's fighting continues to be covered in Sunday's papers. After day-long running battles between protesters and…
Eye on elections: Does the workers and farmers quota help workers and farmers?
November 27, 2011
Eye on elections: Does the workers and farmers quota help workers and farmers?
In 1964, during the height of “Arab Socialist” President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s popularity, a new constitution was drafted that included…
Arab League meeting moved from Tahrir HQ to hotel
November 27, 2011
Arab League meeting moved from Tahrir HQ to hotel
Today's emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on the situation in Syria has been moved to a hotel near Cairo…
Report: Revolutionaries rebuff SCAF’s advisory council proposal
November 27, 2011
Report: Revolutionaries rebuff SCAF’s advisory council proposal
A number of Egyptian political groups have rejected a proposal by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)…
Prosecution to interrogate 13 security officials over Tahrir clashes
November 27, 2011
Prosecution to interrogate 13 security officials over Tahrir clashes
Egypt's public prosecution will interrogate 13 officials from the Interior Ministry on Sunday over the fighting in and around Cairo's…
Update: Protests grow in Tahrir, sit-in continues outside cabinet
November 27, 2011
Update: Protests grow in Tahrir, sit-in continues outside cabinet
By 12 noon numbers were steadily increasing in Tahrir Square, well into the thousands. The protesters were mostly young people,…