Egypt
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
February 17, 2011
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Forty-five prisoners at the central prison in Arish, North Sinai, have begun a hunger strike to protest being detained without…
Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities
February 17, 2011
Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities
The Egyptian Department of Antiquities has recovered a statue of Akhenaton, one of eight items stolen by looters from the…
Conductor’s strike brings railways to a halt
February 17, 2011
Conductor’s strike brings railways to a halt
Railway transport in Egypt was stalled on Thursday as conductors staged a protest calling for equality with workers in other…
Suez canal workers protest low salaries
February 17, 2011
Suez canal workers protest low salaries
Around 1500 workers of the Suez Canal Authority staged protests in three cities on Thursday, demanding better salaries and medical…
Egyptian troops protect Sinai gas line to Israel
February 17, 2011
Egyptian troops protect Sinai gas line to Israel
Security officials say Egyptian soldiers have been deployed to guard a northern Sinai pipeline that carries natural gas to Israel.On…
Yemen releases 23 Egyptian fishermen
February 17, 2011
Yemen releases 23 Egyptian fishermen
Egyptian fishermen who were detained last Friday when their Tag al-Islam fishing boat was caught without permits in Yemen’s territorial…
Egypt denies US reports of Iranian warships at Suez Canal
February 17, 2011
Egypt denies US reports of Iranian warships at Suez Canal
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority dismissed reports that it had prevented two Iranian warships from passing through the canal, saying no…
Egypt nominates Mufid Shehab as Moussa’s Arab League sucessor
February 17, 2011
Egypt nominates Mufid Shehab as Moussa’s Arab League sucessor
Egypt has nominated Mufid Shehab, the minister for legal and legislative councils, as successor to Arab League Secretary General Amr…
EU source: Mubaraks’ assets not on freezing list
February 17, 2011
EU source: Mubaraks’ assets not on freezing list
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not requested that the assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak nor any of…
Mahalla’s textile workers strike despite army warnings
February 17, 2011
Mahalla’s textile workers strike despite army warnings
Some 20,000 workers went on strike at the state-owned Mahalla Textile Company on Wednesday morning, despite warnings from the Supreme…