Egypt
Egypt resumes border wall, proposes Jerusalem as open capital
January 10, 2010
Egypt resumes border wall, proposes Jerusalem as open capital
Egyptian authorities have resumed building a steel wall on the Sinai-Gaza border yesterday, after work was put on hold for…
Had enough SMS spamming? Well, take more!
January 9, 2010
Had enough SMS spamming? Well, take more!
Your mobile number is bought and sold to anyone that wants it.By living in formal society we have all kinds…
Security tightened following Friday’s clashes in Naga Hammadi
January 9, 2010
Security tightened following Friday’s clashes in Naga Hammadi
Egyptian police have stepped up security measures in the southern town of Naga Hammadi to head off renewal of violence…
All quiet on the southern front?
January 9, 2010
All quiet on the southern front?
Qena – Except for scattered scuffles with Muslims reported by Coptic Christians, Naga Hammadi experienced a relative quiet on Friday,…
Today’s news: Details differ on Naga Hammadi shootings
January 9, 2010
Today’s news: Details differ on Naga Hammadi shootings
Standing out from the crowd is today’s Al-Ahram, being the only paper with a main headline not related to the…
Today’s press: A martyr, a massacre and a volatile border
January 8, 2010
Today’s press: A martyr, a massacre and a volatile border
Three common news items were spotlighted in local newspapers on Friday specifically: the funeral of an Egyptian border guard said…
Bloody Xmas: The aftermath
January 8, 2010
Bloody Xmas: The aftermath
Qena -- Less than 24 hours earlier the Church of Mar Yohanna was full of prayers and singing, much color…
Today’s papers: Gaza narratives in collusion
January 7, 2010
Today’s papers: Gaza narratives in collusion
Gaza-related news dominated today’s Egyptian press with every newspaper focusing on different angles of the multifaceted narrative according to its…
Copts in wrath following Egypt’s bloodiest Christmas
January 7, 2010
Copts in wrath following Egypt’s bloodiest Christmas
Qena--Seven people have been killed in a drive-by shooting outside a church in Egypt as Christians left a late night…