Egypt
Tuesday’s papers: Fears over Pink Eye, boycott threats and van Gogh theft official absolution
October 26, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Fears over Pink Eye, boycott threats and van Gogh theft official absolution
Updates on the proliferating conjunctivitis (or "Pink Eye") outbreak in northern Egypt takes up the lion’s share of Tuesday's front-page…
Publishers arrested for printing textbooks without prior permission
October 25, 2010
Publishers arrested for printing textbooks without prior permission
Two Egyptian publishers were arrested on Monday for printing British university textbooks without obtaining prior authorization from the respective British…
Al-Dostour’s circulation plummets in wake of crisis
October 25, 2010
Al-Dostour’s circulation plummets in wake of crisis
Circulation figures for independent daily Al-Dostour have fallen by 35 percent since a conflict erupted earlier this month between the…
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
October 25, 2010
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
A spare parts dealer injured five people
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
October 25, 2010
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
A demonstration was staged in front of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Sunday to protest soaring…
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
October 25, 2010
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Neither Israel--nor any other country other than Egypt--has the ability to assume control of Egypt's EgySat 1 satellite, Ayman al-Dessouky,…
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
October 25, 2010
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
Candidates using the slogan "Islam is the Solution" in the run-up to next month's parliamentary elections will be disqualified, High…
Egypt’s vegetable crisis: ‘This is how revolutions start’
October 25, 2010
Egypt’s vegetable crisis: ‘This is how revolutions start’
It was early May of this year and the anger on display outside parliament was unmistakable.Demonstrators filled the streets to…
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
October 25, 2010
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Two parliamentary candidates representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for Cairo's Nasr City district claim they are being pressured…
AUC welcomes new university president
October 25, 2010
AUC welcomes new university president
The board of trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) on Monday appointed Lisa Anderson to the position of…