Egypt
Saudi denies it asked Egyptian army not to prosecute Mubarak
March 24, 2011
Saudi denies it asked Egyptian army not to prosecute Mubarak
The new Saudi ambassador in Cairo, Ahmed Abdel Aziz al-Qattan, on Thursday denied that the Saudi leadership had pressured the…
Two men arrested for murder of army officer in Port Said
March 24, 2011
Two men arrested for murder of army officer in Port Said
The Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that police have arrested two men on charges of killing an army officer, Captain…
Activists denounce new law criminalizing protests
March 24, 2011
Activists denounce new law criminalizing protests
Activists in human and labor rights have denounced the decree put forth by the interim government on Wednesday criminalizing strikes,…
ICC prosecutor meets with Egypt’s foreign minister
March 24, 2011
ICC prosecutor meets with Egypt’s foreign minister
José Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), met the Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi on…
Facebook’s Egypt visitors up by 1 million in February
March 24, 2011
Facebook’s Egypt visitors up by 1 million in February
Internet usage statistics recorded by e-marketing companies show an increase of 1 million Facebook users in Egypt during the 25…
Youth coalition to protest new law criminalizing demonstrations
March 24, 2011
Youth coalition to protest new law criminalizing demonstrations
The 25 January Revolution Youth Coalition on Thursday called on Egyptians to take part in a Friday protest outside the…
Gates: Egypt’s new groups need time to organize
March 24, 2011
Gates: Egypt’s new groups need time to organize
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Egyptian authorities should give nascent political organizations time to organize, as the…
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
March 24, 2011
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, an official from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said on Thursday that around 800 artifacts from the…
Western official: Egypt’s Tantawi ‘not a reformer’
March 24, 2011
Western official: Egypt’s Tantawi ‘not a reformer’
Egypt's de facto leader, Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, who heads a military council that has pledged to bring democracy to…
30 Mubarak supporters protest in front of Parliament
March 24, 2011
30 Mubarak supporters protest in front of Parliament
About 30 Hosni Mubarak supporters protested Thursday in front of Parliament headquarters in central Cairo, calling for the ousted former…