Egypt
Lawyers decline to handle Mubaraks’ cases, documents likely to indict sons emerge
March 5, 2011
Lawyers decline to handle Mubaraks’ cases, documents likely to indict sons emerge
Lawyers Mohamed Abu Shoqqa and his father Bahaa Abu Shoqqa for a second time declined to handle any cases involving former…
Egypt to hold reform referendum on 19 March
March 5, 2011
Egypt to hold reform referendum on 19 March
Egypt will hold a referendum on reforms to its constitution on 19 March, the government said on its Facebook page…
Family and supporters stunned by protester’s military sentence
March 5, 2011
Family and supporters stunned by protester’s military sentence
Banners bearing pictures of protester Amr al-Beheiry, sentenced last week by a military court to five years in prison, were…
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
March 4, 2011
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Hundreds of protesters surrounded State Security premises in Giza and Alexandria on Friday, demanding the dissolution of the apparatus and…
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
March 4, 2011
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
The Armed Forces set 19 March as the date for a national referendum on the constitutional amendments drafted by a…
New NDP Secretary General: Arrogant authority looked down on revolution
March 4, 2011
New NDP Secretary General: Arrogant authority looked down on revolution
Mohammad Ragab, the National Democratic Party's new secretary general and sucessor of Hossam Badrawy, is tasked with reviving and leading…
UNHCR fears civilians may be prevented from fleeing Libya
March 4, 2011
UNHCR fears civilians may be prevented from fleeing Libya
The number of civilians fleeing Libya to Tunisia has dropped significantly since Wednesday afternoon, according to the United Nations High…
New PM promises Tahrir protesters to meet demands
March 4, 2011
New PM promises Tahrir protesters to meet demands
Egypt's newly appointed Prime Minister Essam Sharaf assured thousands of protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Friday that he…
Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square
March 4, 2011
Essam Sharaf gets warm welcome in Tahrir Square
Egypt’s new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf headed to Tahrir Square on Friday to speak to protesters who were celebrating the…
Abu Zaid: Nile Basin pact not the end of the road
March 4, 2011
Abu Zaid: Nile Basin pact not the end of the road
Mahmoud Abu Zaid, former minister of water resources and irrigation, asserted that Burundi’s decision to join five other upstream countries…