Egypt
Brotherhood rejects pre-election drafting of constitution
May 8, 2011
Brotherhood rejects pre-election drafting of constitution
The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday rejected calls made by Egyptian liberal and leftist movements for drafting a new Egyptian constitution…
Egypt’s Christians, Muslims clash in Cairo
May 8, 2011
Egypt’s Christians, Muslims clash in Cairo
Hundreds of Christians and Muslims are hurling stones at each other in downtown Cairo hours after mobs set fire to…
Brotherhood blames sectarian strife on ‘anonymous forces’
May 8, 2011
Brotherhood blames sectarian strife on ‘anonymous forces’
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) on Sunday accused anonymous external and internal forces of causing Saturday's sectarian clashes between Salafis and…
Thousands gather for conference to ‘protect the revolution’
May 8, 2011
Thousands gather for conference to ‘protect the revolution’
Thousands of activists from groups and political parties that supported the Egyptian revolution gathered in Cairo on Saturday for a…
Egypt threatens death penalty for inciting sectarian strife
May 8, 2011
Egypt threatens death penalty for inciting sectarian strife
The government issued a warning on Sunday that anyone stirring up sectarian strife would be dealt with decisively, with the…
Palestinians born to Egyptian mother to get Egyptian nationality
May 8, 2011
Palestinians born to Egyptian mother to get Egyptian nationality
Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy has approved granting Egyptian citizenship to Palestinians with Egyptian mothers, a category previously denied citizenship…
Interior Minister makes inspection tour of Imbaba after violence
May 8, 2011
Interior Minister makes inspection tour of Imbaba after violence
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy visited the churches of Saint Mina and the Virgin Mary in Imbaba, Giza on Sunday after…
Calls for urgent measures to halt extremism as Interior Minister visits Imbaba
May 8, 2011
Calls for urgent measures to halt extremism as Interior Minister visits Imbaba
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei called for immediate intervention to counter religious extremism, after sectarian clashes in Imbaba left 12 people…
US forgives US$1 billion of Egypt’s debts
May 8, 2011
US forgives US$1 billion of Egypt’s debts
The US will cancel an estimated US$1billion of Egypt's debts, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The paper described the…