Egypt
Egypt authorities: 25-year-old, IED behind church bombing
January 6, 2011
Egypt authorities: 25-year-old, IED behind church bombing
A 25-year-old person was behind the suicide church bombing that killed 23 and injured up to 100 in Alexandria, according…
Coptic Christmas celebrations to air on state TV, four satellite channels
January 6, 2011
Coptic Christmas celebrations to air on state TV, four satellite channels
Coptic Christmas celebrations will be aired on state TV channels and four of the privately-owned satellite TV channels on Thursday…
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
January 6, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers…
Egypt FM: Protecting Copts is exclusively the state’s responsibility
January 6, 2011
Egypt FM: Protecting Copts is exclusively the state’s responsibility
“The protection of Egyptian Copts is exclusivily the state’s responsibility,” said Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit at a press conference…
Mubarak to meet with Netanyahu in Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday
January 5, 2011
Mubarak to meet with Netanyahu in Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday
President Hosni Mubarak will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday.…
Fearing terrorist attack, downtown Cairo removes abandoned cars
January 5, 2011
Fearing terrorist attack, downtown Cairo removes abandoned cars
Following the Alexandria terrorist attack on New Year's Eve, Egypt’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday intensified security measures in downtown Cairo’s…
Coptic Christmas to witness heightened church security
January 5, 2011
Coptic Christmas to witness heightened church security
Coptic churches all over Egypt celebrate Coptic Christmas on Thursday amid tight security measures and a melancholic atmosphere following a…
Egypt NGO accuses security services of torturing ‘hostage’
January 5, 2011
Egypt NGO accuses security services of torturing ‘hostage’
Ahmed Sadek Abdel Rahman was unjustly arrested on 26 December and detained in Al-Salam police station where he is being…
Human rights report cites ‘tragic’ condition of Egyptian women
January 5, 2011
Human rights report cites ‘tragic’ condition of Egyptian women
A human rights report criticized the deteriorating conditions of Egyptian women, stressing that education, social factors, the legal system, media…