Egypt
Europe to Egypt: You should respect your protesters
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Europe to Egypt: You should respect your protesters
Brussels--The European Union says that Egyptian authorities should listen to their people, deal with their problems and respect their right…
Calls for firing Interior Minister after protest violence
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Calls for firing Interior Minister after protest violence
A human rights advocacy group on Wednesday called for the sacking of Egypt’s Interior Minister following violent clashes yesterday between…
Germany: Egypt’s stability contingent on respecting human rights
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Germany: Egypt’s stability contingent on respecting human rights
Berlin--German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Wednesday Egypt must respect the rights of its population, urging all sides to…
Egypt 5-yr CDS hit 18-mth highs
Business
January 26, 2011
Egypt 5-yr CDS hit 18-mth highs
London--The cost of insuring Egyptian debt against default rose to a fresh 18-month high on Wednesday on political concerns.Egypt's five-year…
Alex rights group says Egypt must investigate violence against protesters
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Alex rights group says Egypt must investigate violence against protesters
An Alexandria-based human rights group on Wednesday called for an investigation into the "unprecedented violations” perpetrated by police against thousands…
France urges ‘more democracy’ in Egypt
Egypt
January 26, 2011
France urges ‘more democracy’ in Egypt
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said her country condemned the killing of protestors in Egypt on Tuesday and called for…
Egypt opposition calls for second day of protests
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Egypt opposition calls for second day of protests
An Egyptian opposition group has called on Egyptians again to take to the streets on Wednesday, a day after unprecedented…
Mobile phone firms deny responsibility for service failures during Tuesday demos
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Mobile phone firms deny responsibility for service failures during Tuesday demos
Mobile phone companies operating in Egypt have denied responsibility for repeated network failures during Tuesday's “Day of Rage” demonstrations.Network failures…
Egypt govt vows to bear cost of anticipated global price hikes on food
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Egypt govt vows to bear cost of anticipated global price hikes on food
The Egyptian government on Monday vowed to shoulder the cost of any new global food price increases this year.Trade and…
Protesters declare open-ended sit-in in Tahrir Square; experts fear escalation
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Protesters declare open-ended sit-in in Tahrir Square; experts fear escalation
After violent clashes with police, thousands of protesters announced they would stage an open-ended sit-in in Cairo's centrally-located Tahrir Square…