Egypt
Brotherhood leader criticizes calls to postpone elections
June 2, 2011
Brotherhood leader criticizes calls to postpone elections
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie sharply criticized the liberal movement’s demands for postponing parliamentary elections slated for September. He…
Thursday’s papers: Budget deficit, minimum wage increases, and Mubarak’s trial
June 2, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Budget deficit, minimum wage increases, and Mubarak’s trial
Thursday’s papers focus on budget discussions after the military-backed interim government on Wednesday released figures projecting the economy would grow…
Egyptian activists to commemorate Khaled Saeed’s death
June 2, 2011
Egyptian activists to commemorate Khaled Saeed’s death
Egyptian activists are planning to stage anti-torture protests next week in commemoration of Khaled Saeed, who was allegedly tortured to…
Social solidarity minister supports postponing election
June 2, 2011
Social solidarity minister supports postponing election
Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for September, should be postponed to give political parties a chance to prepare, according to…
Victims of Mubarak’s war on Islamists still serving jail time
June 1, 2011
Victims of Mubarak’s war on Islamists still serving jail time
Nageh Borky vividly remembers the day that changed his life forever. Borky, a fresh graduate, was sitting in front of…
Yemeni opposition figure speaks on Saleh and civil war
June 1, 2011
Yemeni opposition figure speaks on Saleh and civil war
Yemen’s uprising began nearly five months ago on the day Tunisia’s president Zine al-Abdin Ben Ali was ousted from power.…
WikiLeaks releases secret documents on Egyptian nuclear power plant
June 1, 2011
WikiLeaks releases secret documents on Egyptian nuclear power plant
Whistleblower site WikiLeaks has released documents, published for the first time by Al-Masry Al-Youm, which reveal that an American diplomat…
Egyptian churches welcome draft law on places of worship
June 1, 2011
Egyptian churches welcome draft law on places of worship
Egyptian churches have welcomed the recent draft law on places of worship, but requested to review it once it is…
Ahmadinejad: Iran willing to resume unconditional relations with Cairo
June 1, 2011
Ahmadinejad: Iran willing to resume unconditional relations with Cairo
Iran is willing to resume relations with Egypt unconditionally, said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday, denying reports that Iran…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Jihad is legitimate
June 1, 2011
Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Jihad is legitimate
The head of Al-Azhar has sought to defend the principle of jihad in Islam under specific circumstances, sharing his views…