Egypt
Sunday’s papers: Meeting between military rulers and parties, countdown to elections, media crackdown
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Meeting between military rulers and parties, countdown to elections, media crackdown
News of Saturday’s meeting between the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and leaders of 15 political parties makes…
Public Transport workers stage sit-in, block major street in Cairo
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Public Transport workers stage sit-in, block major street in Cairo
The Public Transport Authority workers on Saturday announced the beginning of an open-ended sit-in outside cabinet headquarters on Qasr al-Ainy…
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
The Central Security Forces amassed in Tahrir Square on Saturday after forcibly breaking a sit-in staged by dozens of activists in…
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday began the trial of a policeman from Sharabeya Police station. The policeman is charged with…
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Lawyers call for replacing panel of judges involved in steel case
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in the case against Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Company, in which Ahmed Ezz and other former National Democratic Party…
Egypt denies receiving offer to join the Gulf Cooperation Council
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Egypt denies receiving offer to join the Gulf Cooperation Council
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said on Thursday he did not receive any offer on Egypt's joining the Gulf…
Political blocs united in condemning elections law, but split on boycott
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Political blocs united in condemning elections law, but split on boycott
The two major political blocs in Egypt, the Egyptian Bloc and the Democratic Alliance, have responded to the recently amended…
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Doctors were back protesting on Thursday, a week after their last demonstration outside parliament. This time, however, the demonstration was…
Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Israel detains three Egyptian minors despite court acquittals
Israeli authorities have renewed the detention of three 14-year-old Egyptians despite the fact they were acquitted in court. They were…
Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said on Thursday that he rejects all attempts at spreading Shiism in Egypt and the…