Egypt
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
December 29, 2011
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
Violence erupted briefly in Tahrir Square on Thursday night after security forces responded to an argument between street vendors near…
Weapons trading threatens electoral process in Qena
December 29, 2011
Weapons trading threatens electoral process in Qena
Security forces in the city of Qena face the challenge of securing elections despite the proliferation of arms for use…
Cyprus discovers natural gas in the Mediterranean
December 29, 2011
Cyprus discovers natural gas in the Mediterranean
Cyprus has announced that it discovered a natural gas reserve of five to eight trillion cubic feet off its southern…
Hundreds march through Cairo in support of blogger Maikel Nabil
December 29, 2011
Hundreds march through Cairo in support of blogger Maikel Nabil
Some 300 protesters marched through downtown Cairo on Thursday evening to protest the incarceration of blogger Maikel Nabil. The march…
Netanyahu: We’ll face any danger coming from Sinai with an iron fist
December 29, 2011
Netanyahu: We’ll face any danger coming from Sinai with an iron fist
Speaking to the Knesset on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would confront any danger coming from…
PM invited to visit Iraq
December 29, 2011
PM invited to visit Iraq
Iraqi Housing Minister Mohamed al-Daragi has invited Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri to visit Iraq and discuss ways of participationg in…
Lawyer: Mubarak won’t enter court on his feet or in wheelchair
December 29, 2011
Lawyer: Mubarak won’t enter court on his feet or in wheelchair
Mubarak won't enter the court on his feet or in a wheelchair due to medical concerns, Farid al-Deeb, Mubarak’s lawyer,…
Egypt and Turkey conclude joint naval exercise
December 29, 2011
Egypt and Turkey conclude joint naval exercise
The joint Egyptian-Turkish naval maneuvers dubbed “Sea of Friendship 2011” came to an end on Thursday. The exercises, which took…
Shenouda: Peace prevails thanks to SCAF and Interior Ministry
December 29, 2011
Shenouda: Peace prevails thanks to SCAF and Interior Ministry
Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, said on Tuesday that Egypt is currently experiencing peace and…
Prosecutors and security forces storm NGO offices
December 29, 2011
Prosecutors and security forces storm NGO offices
District attorneys backed by gun-toting Central Security Forces raided the offices of several non-governmental organizations in Egypt Thursday afternoon. The…