Egypt
Bombing attempt on Egypt-Israel gas pipeline fails
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Bombing attempt on Egypt-Israel gas pipeline fails
Six gunmen in Sinai targeted the pipeline that carries natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan on Sunday, overpowering…
44 Egyptians flown to Cairo airport by Italian security
Egypt
March 27, 2011
44 Egyptians flown to Cairo airport by Italian security
Around 44 Egyptians arrived in Cairo Sunday having been arrested and deported by Italian authorities. They were arrested last week…
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Salafis storm into woman’s home, accuse her of prostitution
Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned…
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak gets away with it, Brotherhood faces internal controversy
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak gets away with it, Brotherhood faces internal controversy
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off the week with an update on the ongoing attempts to locate and freeze the Mubarak family’s…
Brotherhood demands cancelation of pre-revolution travel bans
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Brotherhood demands cancelation of pre-revolution travel bans
Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud, a lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood, demanded that travel ban lists be cancelled in a memorandum…
Committee to resolve disagreements on constitutional declaration
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Committee to resolve disagreements on constitutional declaration
Reliable sources said that the Supreme Council of Armed Force’s delay in announcing the constitutional declaration is due to the…
Interior Minister fires 23 State Security officials, transfers 66
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Interior Minister fires 23 State Security officials, transfers 66
Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy approved the exclusion of 23 high-ranking officials of the defunct State Security Investigative Services (SSIS)…
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
The interim government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is considering providing facilities for privately-owned Egyptian companies which commit to investing in…
Sufi sheikhs call for Islamic movements to put aside differences
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Sufi sheikhs call for Islamic movements to put aside differences
Several Sufi sheikhs called for an initiative bringing together members of all Islamic movements, mainly the Muslim Brotherhood and moderate Salafi…
ICC: Cannot probe violence against Egypt protesters
Egypt
March 26, 2011
ICC: Cannot probe violence against Egypt protesters
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), said the court…