Egypt
Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks
December 23, 2010
Trial postponed for suspect involved in 2005 tourist attacks
An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed to 14 February the trial of Reda Sayyid Ali, the Egyptian suspected of involvement…
INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion
December 23, 2010
INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion
Mohamed ElBaradei has chosen an interesting time to re-enter the Egyptian political arena. After his calls for a parliamentary election…
Port workers stage sit-in south of Hurghada
December 23, 2010
Port workers stage sit-in south of Hurghada
Hundreds of labors at the Safaga Red Sea port, south of Hurghada, began an open-ended sit-in on Thursday over salary…
Egypt Islamists see mass protest at “rigged” vote
December 23, 2010
Egypt Islamists see mass protest at “rigged” vote
Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood says it will shift its political struggle to the streets after elections that were "rigged" to…
Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head
December 23, 2010
Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head
Head of the High Elections Commission (HEC), Sayyed abdel Aziz Omar, said on Wednesday in an interview with al-Arabiya satellite…
Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border
December 23, 2010
Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border
Egypt announced on Thursday one of its citizens was shot dead by Jordanian border guards when attempting to cross Jordan’s…
Shenouda to seek medical consul in the US following Christmas celebrations
December 23, 2010
Shenouda to seek medical consul in the US following Christmas celebrations
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Curch, Pope Shenouda III, announced on Wednesday he will fly to the US after Christmas…
Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment
December 23, 2010
Gamaa Islamiya senior figure sentenced to 50 years imprisonment
The Supreme State Security Court on Thursday sentenced Abdel Hameed Othman, a senior figure in the extremist group Gamaa Islamiya,…
Mossad spy attempts to destabilize Egypt ‘ridiculous,’ say Washington experts
December 23, 2010
Mossad spy attempts to destabilize Egypt ‘ridiculous,’ say Washington experts
Egyptian claims of uncovering an Israeli spy ring have raised conflicting reactions from Egyptian and American political analysts.
Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours
December 23, 2010
Outage takes out Skype, recovery taking hours
Internet phone and video service Skype went down in a global service outage on Wednesday, underscoring a weakness of the…