Egypt
Civil aviation minister criticizes calls for Cairo airport strike
June 6, 2011
Civil aviation minister criticizes calls for Cairo airport strike
Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation Ibrahim Manna on Monday criticized plans by Cairo International Airport employees to strike to demand…
Foreign Minister: Africa a top priority for Egypt’s foreign policy
June 6, 2011
Foreign Minister: Africa a top priority for Egypt’s foreign policy
Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby said African issues factor high on Egypt’s agenda and in its foreign policy, especially since the…
Giza residents end cell phone tower protest
June 6, 2011
Giza residents end cell phone tower protest
Protesters in Ayyat, Giza, ended their protests on Monday after blocking trains for 17 hours, eyewitnesses said. A train bound…
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
June 6, 2011
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
The call for protests on January 25 was specifically meant to coincide with National Police Day. Behind it was a…
One killed, 6 injured in 2 traffic accidents north of Cairo
June 6, 2011
One killed, 6 injured in 2 traffic accidents north of Cairo
One person was killed and six injured in two separate car accidents on a motorway in the Beheira Governorate, north…
Consulate official visits Egyptian attacked in Kuwait
June 6, 2011
Consulate official visits Egyptian attacked in Kuwait
A representative has visited the Egyptian who was assaulted in Kuwait on Friday by a group of bedoun, the Egyptian…
Rights organziations call for ministerial reshuffle
June 6, 2011
Rights organziations call for ministerial reshuffle
Egyptian rights organizations on Monday called for a cabinet reshuffle to address what they described as government laxity. Egyptian media…
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
June 6, 2011
For Hosni Mubarak’s trial, Egypt can look to historical examples
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to face trial on 3 August on charges of corruption and the killing…
Egypt cabinet body denies SODIC land withdrawn
June 6, 2011
Egypt cabinet body denies SODIC land withdrawn
Egypt's government on Monday denied a newspaper report that it had withdrawn land from SODIC (OCDI.CA: Quote), the country's third-biggest…
Palestinian killed in tunnel collapse
June 6, 2011
Palestinian killed in tunnel collapse
A Palestinian worker was killed Monday when a tunnel crossing Egypt's border with Gaza collapsed.