Egypt
Interior Ministry: Voting will be by ID number, no need to register
March 3, 2011
Interior Ministry: Voting will be by ID number, no need to register
Voters will be able to vote by showing their identification cards on voting day, said an Interior Ministry statement on…
Trade & Industry employees say ministry bribed State Security officers
March 3, 2011
Trade & Industry employees say ministry bribed State Security officers
Employees of Egypt's Trade and Industry Ministry have reportedly sent a notice to Attorney-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and the Supreme…
Segments of opposition hail new PM appointment as ‘positive step’
March 3, 2011
Segments of opposition hail new PM appointment as ‘positive step’
The resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq on Thursday and his replacement by former transport minister Essam Sharaf was hailed…
119,000 Egyptian expatriates return from strife-torn Libya
March 3, 2011
119,000 Egyptian expatriates return from strife-torn Libya
Some 119,000 Egyptian nationals working in Libya have returned to Egypt on 352 EgyptAir flights since violence erupted in the…
Cairo University replaces state security with civil security guards
March 3, 2011
Cairo University replaces state security with civil security guards
Following the dismissal of state security guards from its campus, Cairo University began on Thursday to deploy security personnel unaffiliated…
Mubarak family appoints defense lawyer
March 3, 2011
Mubarak family appoints defense lawyer
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family hired a defense lawyer to represent them in court against charges of…
Shafiq: I couldn’t continue amid ongoing protests
March 3, 2011
Shafiq: I couldn’t continue amid ongoing protests
Shortly after the Supreme Armed Forces Council announced his resignation, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said Thursday that he couldn't…
Gov’t report: police snipers shot Tahrir Square protesters
March 3, 2011
Gov’t report: police snipers shot Tahrir Square protesters
According to a government fact-finding committee tasked with investigating oppression during recent protests, the committee has heard testimony that police…
Local recounts prisoners’ tales of forced escape from Wadi al-Natroun
March 3, 2011
Local recounts prisoners’ tales of forced escape from Wadi al-Natroun
When Zaki, a local who lives near Wadi al-Natroun prison, found inmates hiding in his greenhouse, they told him they…
Disabled people’s protests block Qasr al-Aini
March 3, 2011
Disabled people’s protests block Qasr al-Aini
Approximately 200 handicapped protesters gathered in front of the People’s Assembly on Thursday afternoon, deliberately blocking Qasr al-Aini Street in…