Egypt
Army apologizes for ‘unintentional confrontations’ with Friday protesters
February 26, 2011
Army apologizes for ‘unintentional confrontations’ with Friday protesters
On its official Facebook page, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued an apology to the 25 January youth…
Egypt asks US to freeze assets of the Mubaraks and 4 former officials
February 26, 2011
Egypt asks US to freeze assets of the Mubaraks and 4 former officials
Egypt's embassy in the US has received two requests from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to freeze the assets of former…
Assiut Muslim and Coptic leaders issue joint statement against sectarianism
February 26, 2011
Assiut Muslim and Coptic leaders issue joint statement against sectarianism
Muslim and Christian leaders in Assiut issued a joint statement to curb the circulation of sectarian rumors in the Upper…
Benghazi: The birthplace of Libya’s revolution
February 26, 2011
Benghazi: The birthplace of Libya’s revolution
Benghazi, Libya--“Your beginning was in Benghazi and you will be finished in Benghazi.” The walls of Libya’s second largest city…
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
February 26, 2011
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
Egyptian security is intimidating families of victims who were killed during the pro-democracy demonstrations that started in the country on…
Protesters say Egypt military uses force on them
February 26, 2011
Protesters say Egypt military uses force on them
Egyptian soldiers fired in the air and used batons in the early hours of Saturday to disperse activists demanding the…
Protesters return to Tahrir to demand cabinet change
February 25, 2011
Protesters return to Tahrir to demand cabinet change
One month after protests that unseated President Hosni Mubarak erupted in Egypt, thousands gathered in Tahrir Square to oust the…
Freedom: A specter haunting Libya
February 25, 2011
Freedom: A specter haunting Libya
Al-Bayda, Libya--The uprising now sweeping across Libya began in the restive coastal towns in the eastern part of the country.Here…
Libyan pilot who jumped from plane receives treatment in Egypt
February 25, 2011
Libyan pilot who jumped from plane receives treatment in Egypt
Al-Salloum Military Hospital admitted on Thursday night Colonel Abdul Salam Atiyya Musa, 51, a Libyan pilot. The colonel had jumped…
On the frontiers of two revolutions: Awlad Ali on Libya and Egypt
February 25, 2011
On the frontiers of two revolutions: Awlad Ali on Libya and Egypt
Salloum--Egypt’s western frontier is home to 750,000 Bedouins from the Awlad Ali tribe. While the neighboring Libyan east ceded to…