Egypt
Mubarak and Berlusconi to inaugurate Luxor’s Sphinx Avenue
January 11, 2011
Mubarak and Berlusconi to inaugurate Luxor’s Sphinx Avenue
President Hosni Mubarak and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi will inaugurate the Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor on 20 February…
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
January 11, 2011
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
Tunis--Tunisia on Monday temporarily shut down all of its high schools and universities as it tried to stop deadly riots…
Tuesday’s papers: Tensions escalate in Sudan, incompetence mars church investigation
January 11, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Tensions escalate in Sudan, incompetence mars church investigation
In Tuesday’s news, state-owned Al-Ahram leads with an update on the Sudanese referendum, which, according to the paper’s headline, seems…
Egypt govt to install surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria
January 10, 2011
Egypt govt to install surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria
The government has allocated LE100 million for the purchase and installation of surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria, Egypt's second city, Amin…
Twenty succumb to swine flu countrywide within past week
January 10, 2011
Twenty succumb to swine flu countrywide within past week
Egypt's Ministry of Health revealed on Monday that 20 people died from complications associated with the H1N1 virus, commonly known…
Opposition debates ElBaradei’s appeal to boycott presidential race
January 10, 2011
Opposition debates ElBaradei’s appeal to boycott presidential race
Egyptian opposition parties are currently debating calls by reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei for a popular boycott of Egypt’s upcoming presidential…
NAC: New laws won’t end sectarian tension
January 10, 2011
NAC: New laws won’t end sectarian tension
Passing a unified law for building places of worship or omitting religion from ID cards will not end sectarian tension,…
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
January 10, 2011
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
Members of parliament on Monday criticized the media and called for banning it from covering investigations of the Alexandria church…
Family of alleged torture victim testifies to prosecution
January 10, 2011
Family of alleged torture victim testifies to prosecution
Alexandria District Attorney Yasser Refaai denied that the body of Mohamed al-Sayed Bilal, a young Salafist who was allegedly tortured…
Investigators locate electric circuit used in Alex bombing
January 10, 2011
Investigators locate electric circuit used in Alex bombing
The electronic circuit used in the bombing of the Alexandria church, which left 23 people dead and dozens injured, was…