Egypt
Tantawi and Abbas discuss Palestinian reconciliation
February 11, 2012
Tantawi and Abbas discuss Palestinian reconciliation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold talks on Saturday with de facto Egyptian leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi in Cairo,…
Egypt braces for strikes to mark Mubarak’s ouster
February 11, 2012
Egypt braces for strikes to mark Mubarak’s ouster
Activists planned a day of civil disobedience in Egypt on Saturday to mark exactly a year since they toppled Hosni…
Church source: Pope Shenouda would support a new government formed by MB
February 10, 2012
Church source: Pope Shenouda would support a new government formed by MB
Pope Shenouda III has expressed willingness to nominate four Coptic figures to ministerial positions in a new government formed…
Opposing rallies face off in Egypt’s governorates
February 10, 2012
Opposing rallies face off in Egypt’s governorates
Egypt’s governorates saw opposing calls on Friday from protests demanding an end to military rule, those expressing support for…
Egypt bars British woman from leaving country
February 10, 2012
Egypt bars British woman from leaving country
Egyptian authorities barred a British woman from leaving Egypt on Friday because she is on a list of foreigners under…
US says it has not seen Egypt charges against NGO staff
February 10, 2012
US says it has not seen Egypt charges against NGO staff
WASHINGTON — The United States issued a correction Thursday, saying it has not yet obtained a document outlining the formal…
On ‘Friday of Departure,’ hundreds in Tahrir protest military rule
February 10, 2012
On ‘Friday of Departure,’ hundreds in Tahrir protest military rule
Scores of protesters flocked to Tahrir Square Friday to participate in a protest against military rule they are calling…
Social democratic party endorses FJP-led national salvation cabinet
February 10, 2012
Social democratic party endorses FJP-led national salvation cabinet
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party, a founding member of the Egyptian Bloc electoral list, welcomes the Freedom and Justice Party's…