Egypt
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
July 4, 2010
As times grow leaner, poverty-related suicides rise
A 43-year-old single mother, identified in press reports as Seham Abdel-Salam, throttled her son to death with a towel, then…
US State Dept. criticizes human rights violations in Egypt
July 4, 2010
US State Dept. criticizes human rights violations in Egypt
A US State Department spokesman has expressed concern over the alleged killing of Khaled Saeed at the hands of the…
Security arrests 14 Sufi followers
July 4, 2010
Security arrests 14 Sufi followers
Security forces in Cairo arrested yesterday 14 followers of Sufi orders as they were distributing food in front of the…
NAC holds first conference
July 4, 2010
NAC holds first conference
The National Association for Change (NAC) held its first conference on Friday under the title “Together we Change”. The Doctors…
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
July 4, 2010
Alex conference calls for more media freedoms
The second meeting of the Arab Media Leaders Forum, which has gathered major media figures from around the Arab world,…
Contractor arrested over Shubra building collapse
July 4, 2010
Contractor arrested over Shubra building collapse
The North Cairo Prosecution decided yesterday to arrest a contractor handling the restoration work of a building that collapsed two…
Official to hold conference for youth political participation
July 4, 2010
Official to hold conference for youth political participation
The head of the National Council for Youth has unveiled plans to hold a conference for young members of political…
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
July 4, 2010
2 police officers in Khaled Saeed case to face criminal trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred the two police officers implicated in the alleged killing of Khaled Saeed to…
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
July 4, 2010
Security releases 7 Sinai Bedouin
Seven Bedouin detainees were freed yesterday and more will be released soon, security sources have announced.Meanwhile, a number of North…
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
July 4, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Quest for justice in Saeed and Bedouin cases
The case of the slain Alexandrian Khaled Saeed is still making headlines in both privately-owned and government papers, three weeks…