Egypt
Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds
June 25, 2011
Egypt says will not need IMF, World Bank funds
Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the…
Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped
June 25, 2011
Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped
There is a tiny part of post-revolution Cairo that will remain forever Mubarak, and that is Mostafa Mahmoud Square. It…
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
June 25, 2011
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
Like in many other sectors in Egypt, employees in state-run electrical power plants are demanding the improvement of their working…
Source: Hussein Salem’s handover possible under UN treaty against corruption
June 25, 2011
Source: Hussein Salem’s handover possible under UN treaty against corruption
Spain's attorney general has asked that Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem be kept under house arrest after paying a bail…
Antiquities minister says nothing stolen from Islamic Art Museum
June 24, 2011
Antiquities minister says nothing stolen from Islamic Art Museum
The Antiquities Ministry denied on Friday that some artifacts had been stolen from the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo,…
US aircraft carrier crosses Suez Canal
June 24, 2011
US aircraft carrier crosses Suez Canal
Egyptian shipping sources said US aircraft carrier USS Enterprise crossed the Suez Canal on Friday coming from the Red Sea…
Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt
June 24, 2011
Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt
Faced with a shortage of water for irrigation, Ahmed Osman, a farmer in his late thirties, opted to divert local…
Poultry traders block Cairo corniche over 5-year-old ban
June 24, 2011
Poultry traders block Cairo corniche over 5-year-old ban
Dozens of poultry traders staged a protest Friday, using cars loaded with empty poultry cages to block the corniche as…
Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?
June 24, 2011
Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?
LONDON-- From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the…