Egypt
Protesters call for better working conditions and employee rights
March 21, 2011
Protesters call for better working conditions and employee rights
Various groups representing underprivileged sections of society joined forces on Monday to hold demonstrations in front of the parliament building…
Rights groups: Referendum proved one-day elections don’t work
March 21, 2011
Rights groups: Referendum proved one-day elections don’t work
Rights groups said on Monday that the referendum on proposed constitutional amendments proved that no elections in Egypt can be…
Egypt asks Interpol to arrest businessman close to Mubarak
March 21, 2011
Egypt asks Interpol to arrest businessman close to Mubarak
The Egyptian authorities requested Interpol on Monday to hand over Hussein Salem, a businessman and close personal friend to former…
Protests against releasing officers charged with killing demonstrators
March 21, 2011
Protests against releasing officers charged with killing demonstrators
The families of several martyrs from the 25 January Revolution staged protests in Alexandria on Monday, condemning the release of…
Azhar Grand Sheikh again rejects modifications to Article II
March 21, 2011
Azhar Grand Sheikh again rejects modifications to Article II
Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Sunni Muslim world, renewed on Monday his…
Egyptian left-wing party criticizes constitutional amendments committee
March 21, 2011
Egyptian left-wing party criticizes constitutional amendments committee
The Egyptian leftist Tagammu Party, one of the most prominent opponents of the recently approved constitutional amendments, has accused the…
Military begins preparing for new constitutional declaration
March 21, 2011
Military begins preparing for new constitutional declaration
The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces (SCAF) began sessions on Monday to discuss the Constitutional Declaration that is…
First post-Mubarak poll crystallizes democratic forces’ weakness
March 21, 2011
First post-Mubarak poll crystallizes democratic forces’ weakness
After a sweeping majority voted in favor of the army- and Islamist-backed constitutional amendments, most forces that called for a…
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
March 21, 2011
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
The head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, suggested an addition to Article 2 of the Constitution, which…
2 dead, 61 injured in unrelated fighting in 3 governorates
March 21, 2011
2 dead, 61 injured in unrelated fighting in 3 governorates
Several unrelated fights broke out on Monday in the Cairo, Giza and Beni Suef governorates, leaving two people dead and…