Egypt
Tuesday’s papers: Striking teachers attacked
September 20, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Striking teachers attacked
The front pages of Tuesday's papers mostly lead with a nationwide teachers' strike - now in its third day -…
Interior Ministry denies intervention in university elections
September 20, 2011
Interior Ministry denies intervention in university elections
The Interior Ministry denied on Monday that it intervenes in university affairs, despite Al-Masry Al-Youm's obtaining of a Cairo University…
Teachers boycott new school year across Egypt
September 19, 2011
Teachers boycott new school year across Egypt
Teachers in government schools across Egypt have started their planned boycott of the new school year, demanding, among other things,…
Four people arrested in Sohag after sectarian clashes
September 19, 2011
Four people arrested in Sohag after sectarian clashes
The public prosecutor in Sogah, Upper Egypt, has ordered the detention of four people after a fight between two familes,…
Brotherhood punishes members for attending conference with dissident
September 19, 2011
Brotherhood punishes members for attending conference with dissident
The Muslim Brotherhood has dismissed and condemned some of its members for attending a conference last month by presidential candidate…
Cairo University scrutinizes candidates ahead of faculty elections
September 19, 2011
Cairo University scrutinizes candidates ahead of faculty elections
The security department at Cairo University has prepared a report on the candidates running in the upcoming faculty elections, classifying…
Moussa gets a mixed reception on visit to Mansoura
September 19, 2011
Moussa gets a mixed reception on visit to Mansoura
Presidential candidate Amr Moussa received a mixed welcome on Monday during his visit to the Nile Delta city of Mansoura.…
Saudi ambassador files official complaint on embassy attack
September 19, 2011
Saudi ambassador files official complaint on embassy attack
Ahmed Abdel Aziz Kattan, the Saudi ambassador to Cairo, has filed an offical complaint with the Egyptian attorney general concerning…
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
September 19, 2011
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Members of 17 political parties and movements have marched to the cabinet building to protest the Emergency Law. They held…
Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs
September 19, 2011
Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs
A number of Sufi sheikhs in Egypt on Wednesday expressed their disapproval at the invitations given out to a number…