Egypt
Violent village clashes mar third day of Eid in Upper Egypt
November 8, 2011
Violent village clashes mar third day of Eid in Upper Egypt
Townships in the Sohag and Luxor governorates witnessed a turbulent third day of Eid al-Adha as gunfights broke out, leading…
Activist’s mother, online community: Release Alaa, end military trials
November 8, 2011
Activist’s mother, online community: Release Alaa, end military trials
Laila Soueif, mother of detained activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, released a statement on Tuesday claiming the military is continuing…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak receives Eid wishes from current ministers
November 8, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak receives Eid wishes from current ministers
Elections and Eid celebrations preoccupy most of today’s newspapers, with independent Al-Tahrir describing on its front page the festivities inside…
Source: Al-Azhar and Church reach agreement on house of worship law
November 8, 2011
Source: Al-Azhar and Church reach agreement on house of worship law
The Coptic Orthodox Church and Al-Azhar have come to an agreement on a unified law for building houses of worship,…
Housing Ministry plans to develop border areas against external threats
November 8, 2011
Housing Ministry plans to develop border areas against external threats
A national plan for the strategic development of high priority border areas to protect against external threats has been prepared…
Minister suspends state TV director over football broadcast
November 8, 2011
Minister suspends state TV director over football broadcast
Information Minister Osama Heikal has ordered the suspension of television director Ahmed al-Hun, who directed the broadcast of the Ahly…
Islamists plan 18 November protests against supra-constitutional principles
November 7, 2011
Islamists plan 18 November protests against supra-constitutional principles
Islamists are planning for massive demonstrations on Friday, 18 November to protest the document of supra-constitutional principles Deputy Prime Minister…
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in elections
November 7, 2011
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in elections
Orthodox churches in the coastal city of Alexandria have launched an awareness campaign aiming to encourage Coptic Christians to take…
High Elections Commission head urges expats to register to vote
November 7, 2011
High Elections Commission head urges expats to register to vote
The head of Egypt's High Elections Commission, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, is urging Egyptian expatriates to register on the commission's website…
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
November 7, 2011
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
The Hurghada local prosecution has ordered the bodies of 11 Hungarian tourists killed in a bus accident to be handed…