Egypt
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
March 11, 2010
Talaat Sadat stripped of parliamentary immunity, suffers heart attack
MP Talaat Sadat suffered a heart attack on Thursday. He was taken to Cairo's Cleopatra Hospital, where he is currently…
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
March 11, 2010
Watchdog: Egypt uses counterterror as pretext for torture
The Egyptian government and its security services regularly practice torture and use counterterrorism as an excuse, according to a report…
Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi
March 11, 2010
Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi
The death of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh and former Grand Mufti Mohamed Sayed Tantawi dominates Egypt's newspapers Thursday.Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both…
120 Assiut homes demolished; residents allege police violence
March 10, 2010
120 Assiut homes demolished; residents allege police violence
Assiut--Demolition orders issued Tuesday for unlicensed homes built in the Dayrout township in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut have…
NCHR submits yearly report to president
March 10, 2010
NCHR submits yearly report to president
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) submitted its annual report to President Hosni Mubarak and to the speakers of…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
March 10, 2010
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…