Egypt
State-run newspaper staff stage anti-corruption protests
Egypt
March 1, 2011
State-run newspaper staff stage anti-corruption protests
Reporters of state-run newspapers continued to protest against the management and the editorial policies of their papers. Employees of Rose…
Police fired at us even though we had surrendered, say protesters
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Police fired at us even though we had surrendered, say protesters
Protesters injured in the city of Suez during the 25 January revolution told prosecutors that the police had randomly fired…
Egypt’s pound depends on political progress
Business
March 1, 2011
Egypt’s pound depends on political progress
Egypt's new government has little time to get a credible political process in place before it risks renewed and possibly…
Old guard seen as threat to Egypt’s revolution
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Old guard seen as threat to Egypt’s revolution
Egypt's military rulers want elections in six months' time but political activists who ousted Hosni Mubarak fear remnants of his…
Moussa to run for president, will announce election platform soon
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Moussa to run for president, will announce election platform soon
Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa said he will run for the Egyptian presidency.In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm,…
Reopening of Egyptian stock exchange postponed yet again
Business
March 1, 2011
Reopening of Egyptian stock exchange postponed yet again
Egyptian stock exchange administrators decided Monday night to extend the suspension of trading until Sunday, although it had been scheduled…
In reference to Mubarak decision, army says no one is above the law
Egypt
March 1, 2011
In reference to Mubarak decision, army says no one is above the law
Commenting on the Attorney General’s decision to freeze funds of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family and ban them…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubaraks’ assets frozen, army vows to reset minimum wage, al-Adly makes excuses
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Mubaraks’ assets frozen, army vows to reset minimum wage, al-Adly makes excuses
In what has become an increasingly common trend, state-owned and independent papers share similar headlines on Tuesday. They feature the…
Revolution and counter-revolution: The way forward
Opinion
February 28, 2011
Revolution and counter-revolution: The way forward
The counter-revolution is the current hype in the on-going revolution’s development. But it is a grave mistake to consider it…
Barak voices optimism on political change in Egypt
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Barak voices optimism on political change in Egypt
Jerusalem--Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down on Monday Israeli fears that political change in Egypt might ultimately lead to Islamist…