Egypt

Dozens in Arish protest unemployment, detentions

Dozens in Arish protest unemployment, detentions

Dozens of Egyptians protested in the northern Sinai city of Arish in response to a call issued by opposition groups…
Egypt policeman killed by smugglers in Sinai

Egypt policeman killed by smugglers in Sinai

An Egyptian policeman was shot dead on Monday by human smuggling gangs and drug dealers near the Egyptian-Israeli border, according…
Protesters set fire to Jazeera vehicle in Lebanon

Protesters set fire to Jazeera vehicle in Lebanon

Tripoli--Supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri set fire to a vehicle used by the Arab television channel Al…
Egypt govt tightens security for ‘Day of Anger’

Egypt govt tightens security for ‘Day of Anger’

Security has been beefed up in central Cairo in preparation for the “Day of Anger” called for by the Egyptian…
Senior NDP official: Ben Ali different than Mubarak

Senior NDP official: Ben Ali different than Mubarak

Tunisia's ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is different than Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, said Mustafa al-Fiqqi, a senior official in…
Former Lebanon President: Syria wants Egypt out of Lebanese politics

Former Lebanon President: Syria wants Egypt out of Lebanese politics

Syria is working hard to keep Egypt out of the political settlement process in Lebanon after the fall of Lebanon's…
Fearing unrest, security cordons off Mahalla

Fearing unrest, security cordons off Mahalla

Authorities at the city of Mahalla, an Egyptian laborers hub west of Cairo, beefed up security at the city's entrances…
Tuesday’s papers: Day of Anger or a ‘bunch of unaware kids’

Tuesday’s papers: Day of Anger or a ‘bunch of unaware kids’

The difference in focus between government and independent dailies today demonstrates the usual wide rift between what each see as…
Palestinian reactions to explosive Al Jazeera revelations vary

Palestinian reactions to explosive Al Jazeera revelations vary

Jerusalem--On Sunday, Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera published hundreds of confidential documents pertaining to suspended peace talks between Israel…
Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors

Egypt’s police: From liberators to oppressors

Any Egyptian policeman would delight at reading The Times of 26 January 1952 in which Egyptian police were portrayed as…
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