Egypt
Tunisian FM leaves Sharm el-Sheikh before summit
January 19, 2011
Tunisian FM leaves Sharm el-Sheikh before summit
Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamal Morjane left Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday, hours before the start of the Arab Economic Summit. Morjane…
Al-Azhar: Protest suicides not allowed in Islam
January 19, 2011
Al-Azhar: Protest suicides not allowed in Islam
Egypt's Al-Azhar University, the chief center of religious learning in the Sunni Muslim world, has said that Sharia Law outlaws…
Arab Economic Summit to address sectarian violence, foreign intervention
January 19, 2011
Arab Economic Summit to address sectarian violence, foreign intervention
The Arab Economic Summit opened on Wednesday in Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh resort, attended by a number of Arab presidents and…
Middle East quartet seeks meeting with Arab Peace Initiative Committee
January 19, 2011
Middle East quartet seeks meeting with Arab Peace Initiative Committee
The International quartet of Middle East peace mediators has requested a meeting with the Arab Peace Initiative committee next month,…
Egypt’s Israeli conspiracy psyche
January 19, 2011
Egypt’s Israeli conspiracy psyche
Before former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s unceremonious ousting from power, he resorted to the desperate tactic many dictators…
Beheira man said to die of swine flu, other cases reported in Daqahliya, Port Said
January 18, 2011
Beheira man said to die of swine flu, other cases reported in Daqahliya, Port Said
A man was said to have died of the H1N1 virus, or "swine flu," in the Nile Delta governorate of…
Egyptian activists stage demonstrations in solidarity with suicide protesters
January 18, 2011
Egyptian activists stage demonstrations in solidarity with suicide protesters
Roughly two dozen activists from various opposition groups staged demonstrations on Tuesday in front of Egypt's Supreme Court in downtown…
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
January 18, 2011
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Authorities have begun implementing a decree issued by Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir calling for the removal of all billboards…
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
January 18, 2011
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
“We all stand against the inheritance of power, including President Hosni Mubarak himself,” Egyptian Culture
Bad weather throughout Egypt results in 2 deaths, 43 injuries
January 18, 2011
Bad weather throughout Egypt results in 2 deaths, 43 injuries
Two people died and 43 others were injured countrywide on Tuesday due to poor weather conditions. The bad weather also…