Egypt
Attorney general appoints team to investigate Imbaba violence
May 9, 2011
Attorney general appoints team to investigate Imbaba violence
Egyptian Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered the formation of a team of prosecutors to investigate sectarian clashes that erupted…
Human rights council to form fact-finding committee on Imbaba violence
May 9, 2011
Human rights council to form fact-finding committee on Imbaba violence
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) will form a fact-finding committee to investigate the sectarian violence that took place…
Facebook page claims Salafi coalition incited Imbaba violence
May 9, 2011
Facebook page claims Salafi coalition incited Imbaba violence
Activists created a Facebook page calling for the arrest of leaders of a coalition which they accuse of sparking sectarian…
US urges fair investigation into Saturday’s sectarian clashes
May 9, 2011
US urges fair investigation into Saturday’s sectarian clashes
The US Embassy in Cairo has urged Egypt to begin transparent investigations about sectarian clashes that erupted on Saturday between…
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
May 9, 2011
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
Many criticisms have been leveled at Egypt’s military rulers for drafting a 63-article interim Constitutional Declaration without consulting the country’s…
Cairo’s Copts organize groups for self-defense
May 8, 2011
Cairo’s Copts organize groups for self-defense
Members of the Coptic community in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba in northwest Cairo are forming groups for self-defense…
Sinai Bedouins surround court, demand defendant’s release
May 8, 2011
Sinai Bedouins surround court, demand defendant’s release
Bedouins surrounded the South Sinai Criminal Court and fired bullets in the air in order to pressure the court to…
Imams demand independence of Al-Azhar
May 8, 2011
Imams demand independence of Al-Azhar
Hundreds of imams marched to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday, calling for the independence of Al-Azhar…
Doctors to hold nationwide strike on Monday
May 8, 2011
Doctors to hold nationwide strike on Monday
The Doctors Syndicate announced a nationwide strike in all hospitals on Monday, despite requests by some doctors to postpone the…
Families of revolution martyrs threaten to set Suez ablaze
May 8, 2011
Families of revolution martyrs threaten to set Suez ablaze
The families of several martyrs of the 25 January revolution threatened to set the city of Suez on fire for…