Egypt
Damietta residents clash with police over Agrium plant
November 10, 2011
Damietta residents clash with police over Agrium plant
Clashes erupted in Damietta on Thursday between the police and residents protesting against the expansion of the MOPCO Agrium nitrogen…
Gas cylinder stock is sufficient, says government
November 10, 2011
Gas cylinder stock is sufficient, says government
An official from the Ministry of Solidarity and Social Justice said on Thursday that the government is supplying a sufficient…
Activists march in Alexandria demanding blogger’s release
November 10, 2011
Activists march in Alexandria demanding blogger’s release
Activists from several political movements staged a march on Wednesday demanding the release of blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, who…
April 6 Youth Movement in Minya receives anonymous threat
November 10, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement in Minya receives anonymous threat
The April 6 Youth Movement members in Minya has received an assassination threat through an anonymous email message saying the…
Voter registration opens online for Egyptian expatriates
November 10, 2011
Voter registration opens online for Egyptian expatriates
Egyptian expatriates began registering their voter information Thursday on the High Election Judicial Commission website, which will be used to…
Alexandria Library workers protest for new leadership
November 10, 2011
Alexandria Library workers protest for new leadership
Alexandria Library employees began an open-ended sit-in against Library Director Ismail Serageldin, whose dismissal they have been calling for since…
Armed forces end sit-in against Damietta factory
November 10, 2011
Armed forces end sit-in against Damietta factory
Armed forces ended late on Wednesday a sit-in by hundreds of citizens protesting against a Damietta factory they say is…
Islamists threaten to bring members from across Egypt to protest constitutional document
November 10, 2011
Islamists threaten to bring members from across Egypt to protest constitutional document
Islamist powers in Egypt toughened their stance Wednesday against the draft constitutional principles document, threatening an open-ended sit-in after a…
Thursday’s papers: Campaign tensions escalate and human rights lawyer says Mubarak will go free
November 10, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Campaign tensions escalate and human rights lawyer says Mubarak will go free
The coverage of electoral campaigns that kicked off last week takes up the lion’s share of most local newspapers Thursday.
Disgruntled passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight
November 10, 2011
Disgruntled passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight
Security personnel on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to Cairo Wednesday prevented an Egyptian passenger from opening the aircraft’s emergency…