Egypt
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
December 31, 2010
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
A new parliament dominated by the ruling party was elected in 2010, while a new parallel parliament composed of opposition…
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
December 31, 2010
Egypt arrests 48 Africans trying to sneak into Israel
An Egyptian security source said on Friday they arrested 48 African immigrants attempting to cross into Israel via the Sinai…
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Egypt’s torture face revealed
On 6 June, 2010, Khaled Saeed, a doe-eyed 28 year-old man walked into an internet café he frequented on a…
Security beefed-up around Egyptian churches ahead of New Year’s celebrations
December 31, 2010
Security beefed-up around Egyptian churches ahead of New Year’s celebrations
Authorities tightened security measures to protect Egyptian churches hours before New Year’s celebrations on Friday following threats by al-Qaeda to…
Zamalek’s Shikabala won’t play in international games, says manager
December 31, 2010
Zamalek’s Shikabala won’t play in international games, says manager
Midfielder Mahmoud Abdul Razek (Shikabala) will no longer participate in international games, said Ibrahim Hassan, director of football for the…
Bad weather closes two Alexandria ports
December 31, 2010
Bad weather closes two Alexandria ports
Egyptian authorities shut down two ports in Alexandria and al-Dikhila due to bad weather that included high waves and wind,…
Brotherhood: Arabs succumbing to US pressure to accept South Sudan secession
December 31, 2010
Brotherhood: Arabs succumbing to US pressure to accept South Sudan secession
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition group, has accused Arab leaders of succumbing to American pressure to accept the secession…
Former Antiquities Chief: 15% of Egypt’s antiquities are subject to theft
December 31, 2010
Former Antiquities Chief: 15% of Egypt’s antiquities are subject to theft
Fifteen percent of antiquities in Egypt’s Nile Delta, as well as Northern and central Egypt, are being stolen by residents,…
Torrential rains destroy homes in Sohag, killing 2
December 31, 2010
Torrential rains destroy homes in Sohag, killing 2
A street peddler and his wife were killed on Thursday after their two-story home collapsed in Sohag as a result…
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
The year 2010 was a bad one for journalistic freedom in Egypt, and, according to the forecasts of some media…