Egypt
Medinet Nasr block traffic to protest encroachment by thugs
July 23, 2011
Medinet Nasr block traffic to protest encroachment by thugs
Medinet Nasr residents demonstrated near a police station on Friday, blocking traffic on the district's main road to demand security…
Residents clash with protesters in Abbasseya
July 23, 2011
Residents clash with protesters in Abbasseya
Central Security and military forces cordoned protesters in Abbasseya, while residents threw stones and molotov cocktails at them. About 5000…
April 6 Movement: Military council destroying unity of armed forces and people
July 23, 2011
April 6 Movement: Military council destroying unity of armed forces and people
The April 6 Youth Movement repudiated the 69th statement of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), which accused the…
Church source: Church seeking unified personal status law to avoid conflict
July 23, 2011
Church source: Church seeking unified personal status law to avoid conflict
The Coptic Orthodox Church is seeking to have the unified personal status law for non-Muslims passed as soon as possible,…
Govt source: Post-revolution aid from US was given to unregistered entities
July 23, 2011
Govt source: Post-revolution aid from US was given to unregistered entities
The US$42 million assistance package announced by the US earlier this month went to NGOs, companies and law firms not…
Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges
July 23, 2011
Field Marshal Tantawi calls for internal coherence in face of challenges
Internal coherence and firmness is crucial in the face of the challenges we face in Egypt, said Field Marshal Hussein…
Families of Suez martyrs to suspend sit-in
July 23, 2011
Families of Suez martyrs to suspend sit-in
Families of those martyred in Suez during the revolution decided on Friday decided to suspend their sit-in in Arbaeen Square after suspicious…
28 political groups call on military to set timeline for power handover
July 23, 2011
28 political groups call on military to set timeline for power handover
Twenty-eight political movements and coalitions representing protesters in Cairo and Suez said they reject the accusatory tone of the ruling…
Egypt’s military head praises activist youth
July 23, 2011
Egypt’s military head praises activist youth
The head of Egypt's ruling military council has praised the youth who led the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to…
Imam says secularists should leave country
July 23, 2011
Imam says secularists should leave country
Arguments broke out between Jama'a al-Islamiya members, Salafis and others at the Fateh Mosque on Friday over the shape of…