Egypt
Egypt cancels live broadcast licenses
November 1, 2010
Egypt cancels live broadcast licenses
Egyptian Minister of Information has canceled all licenses of firms providing television satellite uplinks, a further step in a crackdown…
Egypt, Coptic Church reject al-Qaeda threats
November 1, 2010
Egypt, Coptic Church reject al-Qaeda threats
Alexandrian church officials, along with Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, rejected on Monday a statement by an al-Qaeda-linked group…
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
November 1, 2010
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei blasted Egypt's “authoritarian” government and insisted political change was coming.“The more unpopular this regime…
Nigerian FM visits Cairo to boost collaboration
November 1, 2010
Nigerian FM visits Cairo to boost collaboration
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Abul Gheit, met with his Nigerian counterpart Odein Ajumogobia on Sunday to discuss boosting…
Elections monitor: Challenges to NDP, campaign transgressions
November 1, 2010
Elections monitor: Challenges to NDP, campaign transgressions
More than 80 percent of Egyptians do not wish to vote in this year’s elections, according to a study by…
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
November 1, 2010
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Baghdad--Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen on Sunday took more than 100 Iraqi Catholics hostage in a Baghdad church while issuing a 48-hour deadline…
Delay of NDP convention spawns speculation
November 1, 2010
Delay of NDP convention spawns speculation
Perplexed by Egypt’s ambiguous political scene, observers have divergent views on the motives behind President Hostni Mubarak's sudden decision to…
Monday’s papers: Rules of confusion, right of leniency, beards and burqas
November 1, 2010
Monday’s papers: Rules of confusion, right of leniency, beards and burqas
State-owned papers start off today’s news with reports on the upcoming parliamentary elections, for which, according to Al-Ahram, several new…
Authorities heighten security at Cairo International Airport
October 31, 2010
Authorities heighten security at Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport authorities on Saturday heightened security with additional customs and package inspection personnel as well as trained police…
Egyptian freedoms have severely deteriorated, say activists
October 31, 2010
Egyptian freedoms have severely deteriorated, say activists
Participants at a Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) sponsored conference on Saturday said President Mubarak's regime is tightening…