Egypt
Official poll: Egyptians dream of justice, stability, clean water in 2011
January 18, 2011
Official poll: Egyptians dream of justice, stability, clean water in 2011
Justice, political stability, lower prices, clean drinking water and comfortable means of transportation come at the top of the list…
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
January 18, 2011
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
As the government points the finger at “foreign hands” behind the recent Alexandria church bombing, the world is looking at…
Egyptians stranded in Tunis ask for help
January 17, 2011
Egyptians stranded in Tunis ask for help
Scores of Egyptians stranded in Cartage Airport in Tunis called on the foreign ministry to help them fly home after…
Handful of activists protests for Egyptian who set himself ablaze
January 17, 2011
Handful of activists protests for Egyptian who set himself ablaze
Fifteen activists staged a protest Monday evening in solidarity with an Egyptian man who set himself on fire earlier in…
Two women die of swine flu
January 17, 2011
Two women die of swine flu
Two women in Menofiya and Red Sea Governorates on Monday died of swine flu.Meanwhile in the Daqahliya Governorate, 13 others…
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
January 17, 2011
Rights groups complain of random detentions following Alex church blast
Egyptian human rights activists have submitted a complaint to the Attorney-General against the random detention of scores of people by…
Egyptian MPs reject new bylaws for hospitals
January 17, 2011
Egyptian MPs reject new bylaws for hospitals
Egyptian members parliament, at a meeting of the body’s health committee on Monday, rejected the new bylaws that suggest privatizing…
Alleged Egyptian spy for Israel: I was tortured to confess
January 17, 2011
Alleged Egyptian spy for Israel: I was tortured to confess
The second session of the trial of Tarek Abdel Rasek Hassan, an Egyptian accused of spying for the Israeli intelligence…
Egyptian rights group makes appeal to Mubarak for sweeping political reform
January 17, 2011
Egyptian rights group makes appeal to Mubarak for sweeping political reform
In a statement on Monday, the Cairo-based Land Center for Human Rights called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to suspend…
Experts: Unlike in Egypt, Tunisia Islamists no threat to democracy
January 17, 2011
Experts: Unlike in Egypt, Tunisia Islamists no threat to democracy
Islamists will not pose a threat to a possible democratic transformation in Tunisia following the toppling of President Zine al-Abidine…