Egypt
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,…
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
November 27, 2011
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
A call to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to start 28 November was posted by activists on the Second…
At cabinet sit-in, calls for salvation government are high
November 27, 2011
At cabinet sit-in, calls for salvation government are high
Protesters camping at the sit-in in front of the cabinet are calling for the formation of a national salvation government…
ElBaradei says ready to head salvation government
November 26, 2011
ElBaradei says ready to head salvation government
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei issued a statement Saturday night declaring his willingness to head a national salvation government if he…