Egypt
Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza
May 28, 2011
Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza
Egypt reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza today, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in four…
Armed Bedouins cut road to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh
May 28, 2011
Armed Bedouins cut road to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh
Armed Bedouin tribesmen blocked a main road to Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday to press the…
Mubarak says he only knew of police and thugs’ deaths during revolution
May 28, 2011
Mubarak says he only knew of police and thugs’ deaths during revolution
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained files from the current investigation into former president Hosni Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal.…
Tahrir protest defies boycott calls
May 27, 2011
Tahrir protest defies boycott calls
Affirming through chants that the revolution is still ongoing, tens of thousands showed up at Tahrir square to demand the…
Tens of thousands protest to demand trials of regime figures
May 27, 2011
Tens of thousands protest to demand trials of regime figures
Tens of thousands protested throughout Egypt to demand the trial of Mubarak regime figures and to exert pressure on the…
Muslims and Copts celebrate Virgin Mary Festival
May 27, 2011
Muslims and Copts celebrate Virgin Mary Festival
Thousands of Christians and Muslims started celebrating the Virgin Mary festival in Minya on Thursday under the slogan “Minya without…
Egypt’s internet usage swells following uprising
May 27, 2011
Egypt’s internet usage swells following uprising
The number of new internet users greatly increased after the 25 January revolution, revealed Amr Badawi, executive head of the…
Calling for ‘second revolution,’ tens of thousands flock to Tahrir
May 27, 2011
Calling for ‘second revolution,’ tens of thousands flock to Tahrir
Thousands of people poured into downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday for what they called a "second revolution," calling for Egypt's…
Sawiris’s party makes bid for Bedouin support
May 27, 2011
Sawiris’s party makes bid for Bedouin support
Just one day after his meeting in the upscale Gezira Club on Wednesday, business tycoon-turned-political-organizer Naguib Sawiris met with representatives…
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
May 27, 2011
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
After successfully dislodging decades-old autocracies, pro-democracy activists in Egypt and Tunisia are striving to protect their hard-won gains through fragile…