Egypt
Hamas and Fatah to meet in Cairo regarding reconciliation
August 7, 2011
Hamas and Fatah to meet in Cairo regarding reconciliation
On Sunday Fatah and Hamas will conduct negotiations in Cairo regarding the implementation of the reconciliation agreement they signed in…
6 committees to make preparations for parliamentary elections
August 7, 2011
6 committees to make preparations for parliamentary elections
Egypt's High Elections Commission will form six subcommittees as part of its preparations for oversight of the parliamentary elections slated…
Activist: Revolutionary youth to run in parliamentary poll
August 7, 2011
Activist: Revolutionary youth to run in parliamentary poll
Revolutionary youth will participate in the parliamentary vote slated for November, said Israa Abdel Fattah, an activist from the April…
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
August 7, 2011
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
The tourism ministry “has intervened to resolve the problem of a halt to visa issuing for more than 35,000 pilgrims”…
Sufis mull alternative venue for Friday protest
August 7, 2011
Sufis mull alternative venue for Friday protest
Followers of Islamic Sufism in Egypt are discussing the possibility of organizing a protest on Friday at a location other…
Q&A: Mounir Saad, Egypt’s Coptic vice-presidential candidate
August 7, 2011
Q&A: Mounir Saad, Egypt’s Coptic vice-presidential candidate
In 1992, Mounir Saad, an Egyptian economist and editor-in-chief of Arab Business Report magazine, was meeting with the president of…
Five killed after three separate disputes cause violence
August 7, 2011
Five killed after three separate disputes cause violence
Disputes in three governorates led to violence on Saturday, leaving at least five people killed and many injured, as well…
Govt makes remarkable presence in Brotherhood iftar
August 7, 2011
Govt makes remarkable presence in Brotherhood iftar
Three ministers attended a Ramadan iftar organized on Saturday by the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest Islamist political group. The breaking-the-fast…
Sunday’s papers: A nation trapped between past and future
August 7, 2011
Sunday’s papers: A nation trapped between past and future
Today’s papers are still running follow-ups to last week’s major stories, such as the prosecutions of former regime figures and…
Activists call for mass protest to denounce military attacks on protesters
August 6, 2011
Activists call for mass protest to denounce military attacks on protesters
Activists on the "Second Friday of Anger " Facebook page called for a massive protest in Tahrir Square next Friday…