Egypt
Egypt to implement comprehensive plan to combat bird flu
January 23, 2011
Egypt to implement comprehensive plan to combat bird flu
The Ministry of Agriculture announced the implementation of a comprehensive plan to combat 2011’s avian influenza in bird farms.Approximately 12,000…
4 suicides in Egypt on Saturday
January 23, 2011
4 suicides in Egypt on Saturday
Four people committed suicide on Saturday. Three threw themselves from balconies, while the fourth hung himself at home. Citizens and…
Muslim Brotherhood to participate in 25 January protest
January 23, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to participate in 25 January protest
The Muslim Brotherhood announced that it will participate in the 25 January protests planned by Egypt's opposition movements. The protests…
ElBaradei supports, but won’t participate, in 25 January protest
January 23, 2011
ElBaradei supports, but won’t participate, in 25 January protest
Berlin--Opponents of Egypt's long-running regime should be able to follow the lead set by the toppling of Tunisia's veteran president,…
Hackers access human rights’ site to call for gay rights protest
January 22, 2011
Hackers access human rights’ site to call for gay rights protest
Hoqook.com, a website that calls for human and civil rights, was hacked Friday night. Anonymous hackers took control, publishing news…
Egypt to France: Alexandria church blast targeted national unity not Copts only
January 22, 2011
Egypt to France: Alexandria church blast targeted national unity not Copts only
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Saturday that a deadly church attack in Alexandria on New Year's Eve…
Alexandria’s Khaled Saeed police brutality trial postponed
January 22, 2011
Alexandria’s Khaled Saeed police brutality trial postponed
The trial of the two Egyptian secret policemen accused of beating Khalid Saeed to death is postponed until 26 February,…
Egypt to introduce law on church construction soon, says NDP
January 22, 2011
Egypt to introduce law on church construction soon, says NDP
The Egyptian government will issue a law exclusively addressing church construction, as distinct from a law for building houses of…
Death toll of Alex church attack rises to 24
January 22, 2011
Death toll of Alex church attack rises to 24
A Copt wounded in the church bombing in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve died in London, an Egyptian church source…
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
January 22, 2011
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
Amaal Othman, the head of the Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee admitted on Saturday that the membership of…