Egypt
Female Al-Azhar students protest body searches by campus security
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Female Al-Azhar students protest body searches by campus security
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Coptic pope decries Friday protests as ‘weekly agitation’
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Coptic pope decries Friday protests as ‘weekly agitation’
Coptic Pope Shenouda III has expressed his "extreme anger" over weekly protests held recently following Muslim Friday prayers.In official Coptic…
Egypt rights watchdog launches campaign against sectarianism
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Egypt rights watchdog launches campaign against sectarianism
Amid a wave of Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt, a local rights watchdog has launched a campaign against sectarianism that aims…
The hellish circle of sectarianism
Opinion
October 10, 2010
The hellish circle of sectarianism
Sectarian tensions are mounting. The once muted conflict is fast developing into an openly declared one, with accusations being openly…
MB cadres challenge leadership’s decision to participate in elections
Egypt
October 10, 2010
MB cadres challenge leadership’s decision to participate in elections
Members of an internal opposition front within the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement have challenged recent statements by MB leader Mohamed…
Sawiris to take break from business, shift focus to charity work
Business
October 10, 2010
Sawiris to take break from business, shift focus to charity work
Egyptian business tycoon Naguib Sawiris on Sunday said that, after nearly 35 years of wheeling and dealing, he planned to…
Sacked workers stage protest outside rights council headquarters
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Sacked workers stage protest outside rights council headquarters
Around 50 workers and their families, along with labor activists and lawyers, congregated outside the headquarters of the National Council…
Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Turkish school takes US approach to get foothold in Egypt
Last year, Zeinab Abdel Aziz, an Egyptian-American teacher visited Egypt with her family to attend the weddings of her two…
Ten Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in Dakahlia
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Ten Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in Dakahlia
Egyptian police and Muslim Brotherhood (MB) sources said on Sunday that security forces had arrested ten MB members in the…
Egypt dismisses US calls to revoke Iranian aviation deal
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Egypt dismisses US calls to revoke Iranian aviation deal
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner last Thursday urged Egypt to revoke the air travel deal it recently struck with…