Egypt
Arab League chief optimistic UN will recognize Palestinian state
August 5, 2011
Arab League chief optimistic UN will recognize Palestinian state
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Wednesday that many United Nations member states support full membership for an independent…
Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation
August 4, 2011
Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf ordered on Thursday the dissolution of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), pending the election of…
Brotherhood holds first public elections for Guidance Bureau
August 4, 2011
Brotherhood holds first public elections for Guidance Bureau
The Muslim Brotherhood group is holding its first public elections to replace three Guidance Bureau members who had resigned in…
Abbasseya protest victim dies from brain hemorrhage
August 4, 2011
Abbasseya protest victim dies from brain hemorrhage
Mohamed Mohsen Ahmed, 23, died at the Nasser Institute Hospital on Thursday 12 days after suffering a brain hemorrhage that…
Security forces allege Palestinian Army of Islam involvement in Arish attack
August 4, 2011
Security forces allege Palestinian Army of Islam involvement in Arish attack
Egyptian security services in North Sinai say they have identified those responsible for attacking a police station in Arish last…
Govt to appoint 11 new governors
August 4, 2011
Govt to appoint 11 new governors
Egypt on Thursday announced the appointment of 11 new governors as part of the governor's reshuffle approved by interim Prime…
Syrians in Cairo demand action from international community
August 4, 2011
Syrians in Cairo demand action from international community
The Syrian community based in Cairo held protests on Thursday calling on the international community to take immediate steps to…
Thursday’s papers: Historic trial draws all the attention
August 4, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Historic trial draws all the attention
Without exception, all Egyptian newspapers on Thursday detail the proceedings of the historic trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, his…
Sufis and Salafis refuse call for Friday of solidarity with Arab uprisings
August 4, 2011
Sufis and Salafis refuse call for Friday of solidarity with Arab uprisings
Sufi and Salafi movements announced Thursday their refusal to attend the protest planned for Friday next week to show solidarity…
33 Egyptian prisoners arrive on plane from Tripoli
August 4, 2011
33 Egyptian prisoners arrive on plane from Tripoli
Thirty-three Egyptian prisoners arrived in Cairo on Thursday, returning from Libya after the Egyptian Foreign Ministry successfully convinced the Libyan…