Egypt
Public Transport workers stage sit-in, block major street in Cairo
October 1, 2011
Public Transport workers stage sit-in, block major street in Cairo
The Public Transport Authority workers on Saturday announced the beginning of an open-ended sit-in outside cabinet headquarters on Qasr al-Ainy…
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
October 1, 2011
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
The Central Security Forces amassed in Tahrir Square on Saturday after forcibly breaking a sit-in staged by dozens of activists in…
Trial of officers charged with killing Qalyubia protesters postponed to December
October 1, 2011
Trial of officers charged with killing Qalyubia protesters postponed to December
Shubra Criminal Court on Saturday postponed to 3 December the trial of policemen accused of killing protesters in Qalyubia Governorate.…
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
October 1, 2011
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday began the trial of a policeman from Sharabeya Police station. The policeman is charged with…
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
October 1, 2011
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case against Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company, in which Ahmed Ezz and other former National Democratic Party…
US senator calls for release of alleged Mossad spy in exchange for more aid
October 1, 2011
US senator calls for release of alleged Mossad spy in exchange for more aid
The US is undertaking diplomatic action to free Ilan Grapel, an American citizen accused of spying for Israel during the…
Police forcibly end Tahrir sit-in following ‘Reclamation of Revolution’ rally
October 1, 2011
Police forcibly end Tahrir sit-in following ‘Reclamation of Revolution’ rally
Central Security forces on Saturday morning forcibly ended a sit-in staged by dozens of activists in Tahrir following a mass…
Military council to discuss elections with political party heads
October 1, 2011
Military council to discuss elections with political party heads
Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will meet on Saturday with presidents of political parties to…
Wafd Party breaks up electoral alliance with Brotherhood
October 1, 2011
Wafd Party breaks up electoral alliance with Brotherhood
The Wafd Party has decided to break up its electoral alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, informed…
Rights activists discuss democratic transition with intelligence chief
October 1, 2011
Rights activists discuss democratic transition with intelligence chief
Khaled Ali, the head of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, has warned Intelligence Chief Mourad Mouafi of…