Egypt
Cyber campaigns launched to fight sexual harassment during Eid
August 28, 2011
Cyber campaigns launched to fight sexual harassment during Eid
Internet users have launched various cyber campaigns to warn against sexual harassment and give advice to women in the run-up…
Activists accuse Alexandria imam of inciting hatred against liberals
August 28, 2011
Activists accuse Alexandria imam of inciting hatred against liberals
Lawyers and activists accused a Salafi imam of inciting hatred against liberals and secularists during prayers at one of the…
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
August 28, 2011
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
The young Egyptian publicly lauded for pulling down Israel’s flag from its embassy in Cairo is not the real hero…
Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
August 28, 2011
Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
Reports of trouble in Sinai remain on the front pages of privately-owned papers, and only state-run Al-Ahram leads with other…
Libya’s transitional govt set to permanently join Arab League
August 27, 2011
Libya’s transitional govt set to permanently join Arab League
Libya's transitional government will be represented in an upcoming meeting of the Arab League council as a permanent member of…
Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike
August 27, 2011
Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike
Egyptian university professors on Saturday renewed calls for a general strike at the start of the new academic year, given…
Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag
August 27, 2011
Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag
Informed sources told Al-Mary Al-Youm on Saturday that a high-ranking military official visited the Israeli Embassy on Thursday evening and…
Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset
August 27, 2011
Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset
In early April, 22 year-old reporter Salma Amer was told by her superiors at Nile TV that her freelance contract…
Tantawi meets with Libyan transitional council representatives in Cairo
August 27, 2011
Tantawi meets with Libyan transitional council representatives in Cairo
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), on Saturday met in Cairo with Mahmoud…
16 Africans arrested while attempting to cross into Israel
August 27, 2011
16 Africans arrested while attempting to cross into Israel
Egypt security authorities on Saturday arrested 16 Africans in North Sinai while they were attempting to sneak into Israel via…