Egypt
Wafd Party to launch first partisan satellite channel
March 15, 2011
Wafd Party to launch first partisan satellite channel
Wafd Party President al-Sayyed al-Badawi has announced that the test broadcast of the party’s first satellite channel is scheduled for…
54 antiquities stolen from Egyptian Museum
March 15, 2011
54 antiquities stolen from Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum Curator Tarek al-Awady said 54 antiquities were stolen from the museum on 28 January, the day police withdrew…
Cairo demonstrators demand ouster of Syrian and Yemeni presidents
March 15, 2011
Cairo demonstrators demand ouster of Syrian and Yemeni presidents
Scores of Syrians on Tuesday staged demonstrations before their embassy in Cairo, demanding the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad and…
Egyptian democracy activists to urge Clinton to restrain Saudi Arabia
March 15, 2011
Egyptian democracy activists to urge Clinton to restrain Saudi Arabia
Egyptian democracy activists said on Tuesday that they will be urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to curb Saudi…
Egyptian Football Federation cancels nation’s oldest competition
March 15, 2011
Egyptian Football Federation cancels nation’s oldest competition
The Egyptian Football Federation on Tuesday canceled the present season of the "Egypt Cup," the oldest competition in the history…
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
March 15, 2011
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt's interior minister has dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused of torture and other human…
Clinton to meet with Egyptian transition leaders, push for democratic reform
March 15, 2011
Clinton to meet with Egyptian transition leaders, push for democratic reform
Paris--US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived to Cairo on Tuesday to press transitional leaders to follow through on…
AUC hosts heated Doha Debate on timing of elections
March 15, 2011
AUC hosts heated Doha Debate on timing of elections
Activists and political heavyweights locked horns last night during a televised BBC debate in Cairo, asking whether elections scheduled for…
Sisters aspire to equality within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
March 15, 2011
Sisters aspire to equality within Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
The first time Asmaa Shehata managed to free herself from conservative family rules and a mother-imposed curfew was when she…
Brotherhood denies religious pressure on Constitution vote
March 15, 2011
Brotherhood denies religious pressure on Constitution vote
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has denied involvement with any religious campaigns that call for a "Yes" vote in the constitutional amendments…