Egypt
Family feud kills 5 in northeast Cairo
March 23, 2011
Family feud kills 5 in northeast Cairo
Disagreements between two families in al-Marg, in northeast Cairo, have led to the deaths of five people and the burning…
Student attendance falls to 30% in Alexandria schools
March 22, 2011
Student attendance falls to 30% in Alexandria schools
Student attendance in the schools of Alexandria has dropped to around 30 percent, with parents afraid to send their children…
Lawyers stage vigil criticizing delay in putting Mubaraks on trial
March 22, 2011
Lawyers stage vigil criticizing delay in putting Mubaraks on trial
A number of lawyers on Tuesday staged a vigil in which they requested the attorney general to explain why ousted…
Brotherhood reconsiders number of candidates for parliamentary elections
March 22, 2011
Brotherhood reconsiders number of candidates for parliamentary elections
In a possible retraction of the Muslim Brotherhood group’s earlier statement about running for only 35 percent of parliamentary seats…
Corruption rampant within Al-Azhar, says grand sheikh
March 22, 2011
Corruption rampant within Al-Azhar, says grand sheikh
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb has announced that he will give back the salary he has received since…
Firefighters succeed in putting out Interior Ministry blaze
March 22, 2011
Firefighters succeed in putting out Interior Ministry blaze
Firefighters on Tuesday succeeded in extinguishing the blaze that erupted at 5 PM in the communications department on the top…
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
March 22, 2011
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
Around 300 people gathered around the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Defense today to protest the arrest of…
Arab League endorses ‘Peninsula Shield Force’ intervention in Bahrain
March 22, 2011
Arab League endorses ‘Peninsula Shield Force’ intervention in Bahrain
The Permanet Delegate-level Arab League Council confirmed on Tuesday the legitimacy of the "Peninsula Shield" forces in Bahrain.Bahrain has been…
Egypt’s next transition steps this week, says source
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s next transition steps this week, says source
Egypt's ruling military council will announce a constitutional decree within the next two days that will chart the path towards…
Fire in Ministry of Interior
March 22, 2011
Fire in Ministry of Interior
A huge fire erupted in the building of the Ministry of Interior in Downtown Cairo on Tuesday afternoon.Witnesses say the…