Egypt
Rights groups call Egypt “police state”
December 2, 2009
Rights groups call Egypt “police state”
At a seminar held Wednesday, a group of 16 independent human rights organizations released a report in which they described…
Algerian Media vs. Egyptian Media: is the war of words over?
December 2, 2009
Algerian Media vs. Egyptian Media: is the war of words over?
Algerian journalists, like their Egyptian counterparts, are continuing the war of words in the aftermath of the World Cup qualifying…
And what do the Swiss think?
December 2, 2009
And what do the Swiss think?
Fribourg, Switzerland-- The controversial 29 November referendum on whether to allow the building of mosque minarets in Switzerland witnessed high…
Science and faith among Egyptians: Compatible?
December 2, 2009
Science and faith among Egyptians: Compatible?
Did the universe form gradually over the past 13 billion years as scientists claim, or was it all fashioned in…
El-Baradaa fears typhoid and H1N1 in 6-month water cut
December 2, 2009
El-Baradaa fears typhoid and H1N1 in 6-month water cut
The villagers of el-Baradaa in Qalyubiya Governorate are angry and frustrated over a water cut that has continued for six…
Investigation pending in Brotherhood case
December 2, 2009
Investigation pending in Brotherhood case
A decision to release 23 defendants in the Muslim Brotherhood "International Organization" case has been issued pending investigation, said an…
Gharbiya villagers protest forced evacuation
December 2, 2009
Gharbiya villagers protest forced evacuation
Hundreds of protesters in the villages of Damrou, Kafr-Damrou and Shobra-Nabat in Gharbiya staged demonstrations against government attempts to force…
Egyptians in UAE threatened with layoffs
December 2, 2009
Egyptians in UAE threatened with layoffs
A quarter of a million Egyptians working in the United Arab Emirates are threatened with lay-offs due to the accumulating…
Ministries quibble over Algeria football match
December 2, 2009
Ministries quibble over Algeria football match
Official sources talked about a disagreement between the foreign ministry and the information ministry regarding the Egypt-Algeria World Cup qualifying…
Corn growers protest as govt declines to buy crop
December 2, 2009
Corn growers protest as govt declines to buy crop
The government has declined to purchase this year's corn crop, despite announcing in September the price it would pay for…