Egypt
Azhar Grand Sheikh again rejects modifications to Article II
March 21, 2011
Azhar Grand Sheikh again rejects modifications to Article II
Ahmed al-Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar, the highest religious authority in the Sunni Muslim world, renewed on Monday his…
Egyptian left-wing party criticizes constitutional amendments committee
March 21, 2011
Egyptian left-wing party criticizes constitutional amendments committee
The Egyptian leftist Tagammu Party, one of the most prominent opponents of the recently approved constitutional amendments, has accused the…
Military begins preparing for new constitutional declaration
March 21, 2011
Military begins preparing for new constitutional declaration
The Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces (SCAF) began sessions on Monday to discuss the Constitutional Declaration that is…
First post-Mubarak poll crystallizes democratic forces’ weakness
March 21, 2011
First post-Mubarak poll crystallizes democratic forces’ weakness
After a sweeping majority voted in favor of the army- and Islamist-backed constitutional amendments, most forces that called for a…
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
March 21, 2011
Coptic Pope suggests addition to Constitution
The head of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, suggested an addition to Article 2 of the Constitution, which…
2 dead, 61 injured in unrelated fighting in 3 governorates
March 21, 2011
2 dead, 61 injured in unrelated fighting in 3 governorates
Several unrelated fights broke out on Monday in the Cairo, Giza and Beni Suef governorates, leaving two people dead and…
Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad
March 21, 2011
Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad
Dozens of Syrians protested today in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad,…
Egyptian university students demand removal of top officials
March 21, 2011
Egyptian university students demand removal of top officials
Hundreds of Egyptian students from various universities continued to protest today, calling for the dismissal of top university officials who…
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
March 21, 2011
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
Scores of families of demonstrators killed or detained during Egypt's 25 January Revolution staged a protest on Monday before the…
Re-arrest of Zawahiri’s brother for investigation in the case of ‘Albania returnees’
March 21, 2011
Re-arrest of Zawahiri’s brother for investigation in the case of ‘Albania returnees’
Egyptian security sources said on Monday that security forces rearrested Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the organization’s…