Egypt
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
July 10, 2011
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s television address was largely ignored by protestors in Tahrir Square on the second day of their…
Sundays’ papers: The revolution continues, SCAF ignores it
July 10, 2011
Sundays’ papers: The revolution continues, SCAF ignores it
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf spoke for a few minutes on Saturday, vowing to accelerate prosecutions of those who killed the…
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
July 9, 2011
AUC grad student released, expected to leave Gambia by Monday
A Guinean graduate student at the American University in Cairo (AUC) who was arrested in the Gambian capital of Banjul…
Egypt extends detention of Israeli spy suspect
July 9, 2011
Egypt extends detention of Israeli spy suspect
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Saturday extended by 15 days the detention of a man suspected of spying for Israel, a…
Egypt says no Gulf pressure to halt Mubarak trial
July 9, 2011
Egypt says no Gulf pressure to halt Mubarak trial
Egypt's foreign minister dismissed talk of any pressure on Cairo from Gulf Arab states to prevent the trial of ousted…
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
July 9, 2011
Egypt ends unrestricted entry for Libyan travelers, imposes visa requirement
Egypt has ended unrestricted entry for Libyan nationals and has imposed visa requirements for Libyan travelers. The new regulation went…
Egypt’s NGOs propose special body to protect constitution
July 9, 2011
Egypt’s NGOs propose special body to protect constitution
Twenty-seven Egyptian human rights organizations proposed on Saturday the establishment of a Constitutional Council to protect Egypt’s emerging democracy amid…
Egypt and Jordan to sign final contract on gas exports
July 9, 2011
Egypt and Jordan to sign final contract on gas exports
The Ministry of Petroleum has sent the terms of Egypt's new agreement with Jordan on gas exports to the cabinet…
106 illegal Egyptian migrants caught near Sicily
July 9, 2011
106 illegal Egyptian migrants caught near Sicily
Italian authorities arrested 106 illegal Egyptian migrants on Thursday, 7 July, on board a boat near Sicily, Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs…