Egypt
China uses whistles, water, police on protests
World
February 27, 2011
China uses whistles, water, police on protests
Large numbers of police--and new tactics like shrill whistles and street cleaning trucks--squelched overt protests in China for a second…
Two Egyptians, one Libyan arrive at border in critical condition
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Two Egyptians, one Libyan arrive at border in critical condition
Two Egyptians and a Libyan arrived from Libya in critical condition late Saturday evening through the Salloum border crossing. They…
Friday protests rage across Arab World
Egypt
February 25, 2011
Friday protests rage across Arab World
Protests are quickly spreading across different Arab cities on another “day of rage,” amid a revolution fever in the Arab…
ElBaradei calls for investigating all former high-level officials
Egypt
February 24, 2011
ElBaradei calls for investigating all former high-level officials
Reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei, in a statement on Thursday, called for investigating the all of the former regime’s leading officials.…
Libyan state television incites against Egyptians living in Libya
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Libyan state television incites against Egyptians living in Libya
Libyan state television on Thursday accused Egyptians living in Libya of “conniving a terrorist plot against the Libyan people,” together…
Zimbabweans ‘tortured’ after Egypt protests meeting
World
February 24, 2011
Zimbabweans ‘tortured’ after Egypt protests meeting
Harare--Zimbabwean police tortured some of the 46 rights activists facing treason charges after their arrest last week at a meeting…
EIB says could move fast on loans to Tunisia, Egypt
Business
February 24, 2011
EIB says could move fast on loans to Tunisia, Egypt
Vienna--The European Investment Bank (EIB) could quickly step up loans to Northern African countries such as Tunisia and Egypt if…
Prominent scientist turns down proposal to oversee development project
Environment
February 24, 2011
Prominent scientist turns down proposal to oversee development project
Prominent Egyptian scientist Farouq al-Baz said he had passed his ‘Development Corridor’ project proposal on to a ministerial committee charged…
Commission favors binding next president to change Constitution
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Commission favors binding next president to change Constitution
Egypt's Constitutional Ammendments Committee agreed to add an article to the Constitution requiring the president-elect
Copts gather in Tahrir to protest purported attack on monastery
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Copts gather in Tahrir to protest purported attack on monastery
Around 2000 Copts gathered on Wednesday in Tahrir Square to protest reports that an Egyptian army unit had attacked the…