Egypt
Egyptian Official: No final agreement with Israel for more Sinai troops
August 27, 2011
Egyptian Official: No final agreement with Israel for more Sinai troops
Egypt has not reached a final agreement with Israel to increase the number of Egyptian forces in Sinai, an Egyptian…
Egypt’s centrists seek to overcome Islamist-secular divide
August 26, 2011
Egypt’s centrists seek to overcome Islamist-secular divide
On the heels of the formation of liberal and Islamist blocs in Egyptian politics, the newly-established Adl Party has announced the…
Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence
August 26, 2011
Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence
Egyptian military and police troops were deployed Friday to Shubra, a working-class neighborhood in the north of Cairo, to prevent…
Protests in 6 governorates demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador
August 26, 2011
Protests in 6 governorates demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador
Thousands of Egyptians protested on Friday in the six different governorates to demand the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to…
Police find stolen car of assaulted Brotherhood leader
August 26, 2011
Police find stolen car of assaulted Brotherhood leader
Egyptian police have found the car of the leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm,…
Minister: Over 50 million eligible to vote in upcoming elections
August 26, 2011
Minister: Over 50 million eligible to vote in upcoming elections
About 50,650,000 Egyptian citizens will be eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, expected to begin in the latter…
Hundreds demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador at embassy
August 26, 2011
Hundreds demand expulsion of Israeli ambassador at embassy
Hundreds of Egyptians protested Friday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo to demand the expulsion of the Israeli…
Liberal Egyptian party secures 100,000 members
August 26, 2011
Liberal Egyptian party secures 100,000 members
A liberal Egyptian party led by a Christian telecoms tycoon has positioned itself as the main challenger to Islamist parties…
Israel to OK thousands of Egyptian troops in Sinai
August 26, 2011
Israel to OK thousands of Egyptian troops in Sinai
JERUSALEM--Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will agree to let Egypt deploy thousands of troops in the Sinai to tighten security…
Released military prisoners detail their mistreatment
August 26, 2011
Released military prisoners detail their mistreatment
Four men arrested during clashes between police and protesters on 28 June described their treatment inside the Hike Step military…