Egypt
Two pharaonic statues stolen near Luxor
March 19, 2011
Two pharaonic statues stolen near Luxor
Two pharaonic statues were stolen and three guards injured when a group of armed men attacked an artifact storehouse near…
Polling stations open in first post-Mubarak vote
March 19, 2011
Polling stations open in first post-Mubarak vote
After decades of fraudulent polls, many Egyptians headed to polling stations on Saturday for the first time in their lives.…
Referendums: Can a tactic of Egypt’s dictators become a tool for democracy?
March 18, 2011
Referendums: Can a tactic of Egypt’s dictators become a tool for democracy?
Egyptians on Saturday are going to a landmark vote in their history, not only because it is the first vote…
Port Said activists lead by example
March 18, 2011
Port Said activists lead by example
Port Said--As tension, sectarian strife, and disagreements about the pending referendum disrupt the unified spirit that marked Egypt’s revolution, in…
Muslim Brotherhood reformist wing rejects constitutional amendments
March 18, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood reformist wing rejects constitutional amendments
The reformist wing of the Muslim Brotherhood as well as Mohammad Abdul Kudus, head of the Journalist Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee,…
Religious propaganda, vote-buying flourish in Egypt ahead of vote
March 18, 2011
Religious propaganda, vote-buying flourish in Egypt ahead of vote
One day ahead of the much-anticipated referendum on constitutional amendments, Islamists seized Friday's prayers in mosques across Egypt to mobilize…
Clinton ‘shocked’ by military torture reports, said rights advocate
March 18, 2011
Clinton ‘shocked’ by military torture reports, said rights advocate
When US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with a group of civil society members during her Cairo visit on…
Egypt begins implementing UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya
March 18, 2011
Egypt begins implementing UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya
Egyptian civil aviation authorities started Friday to implement the UN Security Council decision to impose a commercial no-fly-zone on Libya.…
Cairo Airport police strike to demand wage increase
March 18, 2011
Cairo Airport police strike to demand wage increase
Around 500 police officers working at Cairo International Airport went on strike Friday to demand a wage increase.Airport officials said…
The future of Egyptian diplomacy in Palestine: A regional balancing act
March 18, 2011
The future of Egyptian diplomacy in Palestine: A regional balancing act
On 1 March, Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that has ruled Egypt since…