Egypt
Thursday’s papers: Clashes between Copts and cops, electoral rulings, and contested bids
November 25, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Clashes between Copts and cops, electoral rulings, and contested bids
Egypt's newspapers focus much of their front-page coverage on Thursday, 25 November to the sectarian clashes that erupted Wednesday between…
NDP official: Elections will witness unprecedented poll violence
November 25, 2010
NDP official: Elections will witness unprecedented poll violence
Head of the Shura Council's foreign relations committee, Mostafa al-Fiqi, has warned against violence during parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday.…
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
November 25, 2010
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
A leading member of Egypt's ruling party said in an interview that the constitution would not be changed before the…
Jordan’s FM summons Israeli ambassador
November 25, 2010
Jordan’s FM summons Israeli ambassador
Amman-- Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Wednesday summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman and expressed the government's strong condemnation…
Analysts say Zenawi’s statements are an attempt to gain Israeli favor
November 25, 2010
Analysts say Zenawi’s statements are an attempt to gain Israeli favor
Egyptian analysts are calling Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's declaration that Egypt cannot win a war against his country over…
Moussa urges Arab world to end discrimination against Christians
November 25, 2010
Moussa urges Arab world to end discrimination against Christians
Arab League Secretary-general Amr Moussa on Wednesday urged “an immediate stop” to discrimination against both Christians in Arab countries and…
Elections Monitor: Administrative justice rulings change electoral map
November 25, 2010
Elections Monitor: Administrative justice rulings change electoral map
Three days before elections day, a series of administrative justice rulings are threatening to gerrymander the electoral map in several…
Mubarak denies suggestions that Egypt supports Ethiopian insurgency
November 25, 2010
Mubarak denies suggestions that Egypt supports Ethiopian insurgency
President Hosni Mubarak has categorically denied Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's charges that Egypt supports rebel groups in the Horn…
Moderate Egyptian TV preacher to fight extremism in Yemen
November 25, 2010
Moderate Egyptian TV preacher to fight extremism in Yemen
Aden--Yemen has enlisted the help of a popular Egyptian television preacher to help it dislodge the militant Islamists' foothold within…
Egypt’s Pope denounces use of force against Coptic protesters
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s Pope denounces use of force against Coptic protesters
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III on Wednesday denounced the use of force against Coptic Christian protesters.The…