Egypt
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
November 25, 2010
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet
A study prepared by the international Ipsos Research Center, which was presented at a recent communications conference in Jordan, found…
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons
November 25, 2010
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons
Qena--"It was an unprecedented fuss," said an official at the Security Directorate in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena, describing…
Brotherhood leader: Vote-rigging will undermine next president’s legitimacy
November 25, 2010
Brotherhood leader: Vote-rigging will undermine next president’s legitimacy
Parliamentary elections on Sunday will be “decisive for Egypt,” said General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement Mohamed Badie.Badie…
Ruling NDP says Coptic protests ‘premeditated’
November 25, 2010
Ruling NDP says Coptic protests ‘premeditated’
Officials of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) on Thursday said that recent demonstrations staged by Coptic Christians in Giza…
Activists demand release of Copts detained in Giza church riots
November 25, 2010
Activists demand release of Copts detained in Giza church riots
Dozens of political and human rights activists protested on Thursday before the Public Prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo to demand…
Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls
Egypt's Coptic minority are growing more frustrated over what they believe as the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)’s marginalization of…
Egyptian activists call for “Day of Anger” against torture
November 25, 2010
Egyptian activists call for “Day of Anger” against torture
Egyptian activists have declared Friday a "Day of Anger," calling on supporters to raise an outcry against police-sponsored acts of…
Egypt’s ruling party denies elections deal-making
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s ruling party denies elections deal-making
The ruling National Democratic Party on Thursday denied striking deals with rival Egyptian political forces in the lead-up to parliamentary…
Egypt NGOs slam investigations with Coptic protesters
November 25, 2010
Egypt NGOs slam investigations with Coptic protesters
Several NGOs have slammed the prosecution’s investigations into Wednesday's clashes between security forces and Coptic rioters. The violence came as…