Egypt
Senior NDP officials resign from party
February 10, 2011
Senior NDP officials resign from party
MP Mamdouh Hosny, director of the Industry and Energy Committee and ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) representative for the Ghirbal…
Thursday’s papers:constitutional amendments, land seizure, potential Presidential Palace seige
February 10, 2011
Thursday’s papers:constitutional amendments, land seizure, potential Presidential Palace seige
Thursday’s state-owned newspapers show a slight change in their adopted editorial policy of taking the government's side and veiling the…
NASA to honor Tahrir Square martyr by putting name on spacecraft
February 10, 2011
NASA to honor Tahrir Square martyr by putting name on spacecraft
Essam Mohamed Haji, a young researcher at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said that he had received…
Al-Wadi al-Gadeed security chief dismissed, referred for investigation
February 10, 2011
Al-Wadi al-Gadeed security chief dismissed, referred for investigation
Al-Wadi al-Gadeed Governor Gamal Imbabi said Minister of Interior Mahmoud Wagdi decided to dismiss Abdullah Saqr, chief of the governorate…
King warned Obama Saudi could fund Egypt if US backs out
February 10, 2011
King warned Obama Saudi could fund Egypt if US backs out
London--Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told US President Barack Obama that his country would prop up Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak if…
Go now, Egyptian Nobel laureate tells Mubarak
February 10, 2011
Go now, Egyptian Nobel laureate tells Mubarak
U.S.-Egyptian scientist Ahmed Zewail once received a medal from President Hosni Mubarak. Now, he says, it's time for the Egyptian…
US says Egypt failing to meet protest concerns
February 10, 2011
US says Egypt failing to meet protest concerns
Egypt must do more to meet protesters' demands for political change, the United States said on Wednesday in a sharp…
New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’
February 9, 2011
New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’
In the first surprise by the new Egyptian government headed by Ahmed Shafiq, Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour rendered his…
Brotherhood to join second round of dialogue with VP
February 9, 2011
Brotherhood to join second round of dialogue with VP
The Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday that it would join a second round of the dialogue with Vice President Omar…
Upper Egypt joins the revolution
February 9, 2011
Upper Egypt joins the revolution
Local and foreign press coverage of Egypt’s pro-democracy protests has mainly focused on Tahrir Square at the heart of Egypt’s…