Egypt
Bank employees stage sit-ins for better wages, reforms
February 23, 2011
Bank employees stage sit-ins for better wages, reforms
Employees of a number of Egyptian banks held sit-ins Wednesday to call for better living and financial conditions and administrative…
Rights group: 17 Egyptian inmates killed at Monufiya prison
February 23, 2011
Rights group: 17 Egyptian inmates killed at Monufiya prison
At least 17 Egyptian inmates have been killed at a prison in Monufiya Governorate since 25 January as a result…
Coptic Christian priest killed in Egypt, setting off new protests by religious minority
February 23, 2011
Coptic Christian priest killed in Egypt, setting off new protests by religious minority
Assiut--A Coptic Christian priest has been killed in southern Egypt, triggering street demonstrations by several thousand Christians.The priest was found…
Egypt’s cabinet, under attack, meets for first time
February 23, 2011
Egypt’s cabinet, under attack, meets for first time
Egypt's new cabinet met for the first time on Wednesday with security high on its agenda and under attack from…
More than 10,000 Egyptians evacuated from Libya
February 23, 2011
More than 10,000 Egyptians evacuated from Libya
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hossam Zaki said Wednesday that 10,600 Egyptians have evacuated Libya, where bloody clashes have erupted as Libyans…
Protesting police set Interior Ministry on fire
February 23, 2011
Protesting police set Interior Ministry on fire
A group of police officers, who are protesting after being fired Wednesday, set the Interior Ministry’s personnel building in downtown…
FM says he has not betrayed the revolution
February 23, 2011
FM says he has not betrayed the revolution
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said accusations that his ministry is the chief traitor of the 25 January revolution,…
Intellectuals and artists reject Sawy as Culture Minister
February 23, 2011
Intellectuals and artists reject Sawy as Culture Minister
A number of intellectuals and artists have expressed their opposition to the appointment of Mohamed Abdel Moneim al-Sawy, founder of…