Egypt
Judge running Mubarak trial not under threat, says senior judge
September 1, 2011
Judge running Mubarak trial not under threat, says senior judge
A senior Egyptian judge has denied reports that the judge handling the trial of Egypt's toppled President Hosni Mubarak and…
Thursday’s papers: Saturn is the new moon, ElBaradei’s ‘Kiss of Death’, Mubarak’s smuggling ring and Camp David ‘obsolete’
September 1, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Saturn is the new moon, ElBaradei’s ‘Kiss of Death’, Mubarak’s smuggling ring and Camp David ‘obsolete’
Based on Thursday’s headlines, it seems the biggest news story on the third day of Eid concerns the question of…
Egypt seeks clarification on location of South Sudan’s embassy in Israel
September 1, 2011
Egypt seeks clarification on location of South Sudan’s embassy in Israel
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to contact South Sudan's government to verify earlier press reports that the latter…
Egypt seeks to settle land, other contract rows
September 1, 2011
Egypt seeks to settle land, other contract rows
The Egyptian government is seeking to settle disputes over the price of land and other issues with about 20 foreign…
UN warns of new strain of bird flu in Egypt
September 1, 2011
UN warns of new strain of bird flu in Egypt
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning concerning a possible new strain of the H5N1 virus,…
Poland computer ‘game’ helps North Africa transition
September 1, 2011
Poland computer ‘game’ helps North Africa transition
Poland will soon run a US-designed computer simulation exercise to help senior officials from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya learn how…
Eid holiday sees spike in war of political banners
September 1, 2011
Eid holiday sees spike in war of political banners
The Egyptian provinces have seen a fresh round of battles centering around banners promoting various presidential hopefuls, with some campaign…
Protesters clash with army in Tahrir Square
September 1, 2011
Protesters clash with army in Tahrir Square
Cairo’s Tahrir Square saw fierce clashes between army soldiers and protesters late on Wednesday after demonstrators made their way to…
Liberal parties play down rumors of internal strife after ‘mass resignations’
September 1, 2011
Liberal parties play down rumors of internal strife after ‘mass resignations’
Two of Egypt's newly established liberal parties have been facing criticism of late for allegedly recruiting former ruling National Democratic…
Cairo Alex road blocked by residents angered over child death
September 1, 2011
Cairo Alex road blocked by residents angered over child death
Angry residents of Bier Wadi al-Natrun blocked the Cairo-Alex desert road on Tuesday night until the early hours of Wednesday…