Egypt
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
July 1, 2010
Fresh clashes between security and Sinai Bedouin
New clashes have erupted in central Sinai between security forces and the local Bedouin on Wednesday night.Eye-witnesses say that armed…
Mubarak, Russian FM discuss regional cooperation
July 1, 2010
Mubarak, Russian FM discuss regional cooperation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held “important talks” yesterday over common regional and international interests,…
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
July 1, 2010
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on President Mubarak’s meeting yesterday with Russian Prime Minister Sergey Lavrov,…
Grand Mufti to attend Chicago Islam meeting
June 30, 2010
Grand Mufti to attend Chicago Islam meeting
Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa is traveling on Thursday to attend the 47th Conference of the Islamic Union, to be…
2 Alex policemen detained in Khaled Saeed case
June 30, 2010
2 Alex policemen detained in Khaled Saeed case
Alexandria District Attorney Yasir Rafai has ordered that Mahmoud Salah Mahmoud and Awad Ismail Suliman, policemen from the Sidi Gabr…
Doctors warn against risk of liver cancer
June 30, 2010
Doctors warn against risk of liver cancer
Ten doctors specialized in liver disease have warned that more than half a million Egyptians risk dying each year of…
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part one)
June 30, 2010
Q&A with Ali Qassem, uncle of slain youth Khaled Saeed (part one)
Al-Masry Al-Youm’s multimedia team mediated a live interview between Ali Qassem--uncle of Khaled Saeed, who witnesses say was tortured to…
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
June 30, 2010
Govt, Sinai Bedouin call ‘unwritten truce’
Relative calm prevailed on Wednesday in the village of Wadi Amr, a predominately Bedouin village in the central Sinai Peninsula…
FM: Egypt won’t be pushed into war
June 30, 2010
FM: Egypt won’t be pushed into war
In an interview with the Russia Today television news channel, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said that Egypt would "not…