Egypt
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh condemns bin Laden sea burial
May 2, 2011
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh condemns bin Laden sea burial
The head of Egypt's prestigious seat of Sunni Muslim learning, al-Azhar, condemned US troops' disposal of the body of Osama…
Scrubbing Egypt clean of Mubarak
May 2, 2011
Scrubbing Egypt clean of Mubarak
It used to be that you couldn’t walk a block in Cairo before coming across some reminder that Hosni Mubarak…
Copts call for million-man protest to protect cathedral from Salafis
May 2, 2011
Copts call for million-man protest to protect cathedral from Salafis
A number of Coptic movements announced on Monday that they would be organizing a million-man protest on Friday, to be…
Hundreds protest against Assad outside Syrian Embassy in Cairo
May 2, 2011
Hundreds protest against Assad outside Syrian Embassy in Cairo
Hundreds of Syrian and Egyptian youth protested on Monday outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo to denounce what they described…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood condemns bin Laden death
May 2, 2011
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood condemns bin Laden death
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, a conservative organization with links around the Islamic world, has condemned the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama…
Stolen bronze relics returned to Egyptian Museum
May 2, 2011
Stolen bronze relics returned to Egyptian Museum
Four bronze relics were restored to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Monday, according to the Ministry of Antiquities. The…
Youth groups to help govt monitor fair distribution of bread, butane
May 2, 2011
Youth groups to help govt monitor fair distribution of bread, butane
The Ministry of Social Solidarity will rely on revolutionary youth groups to help oversee the distribution of subsidized butane and…
Fayoum governor transfers former NDP buildings to public use
May 2, 2011
Fayoum governor transfers former NDP buildings to public use
Fayoum Governor Mahmoud Gad has said that he is transfering to public use those buildings in Fayoum previously used by…
Egypt’s Zawahiri likely to succeed bin Laden
May 2, 2011
Egypt’s Zawahiri likely to succeed bin Laden
For years, Osama bin Laden's charisma kept Al-Qaeda's ranks filled with zealous recruits. But it was the strategic thinking…