Famous Islamic scholar attacks liberals on Facebook page
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Famous Islamic scholar attacks liberals on Facebook page
Famous Islamic scholar Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi launched a scathing attack on liberal groups in Egypt on his official Facebook page,…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy
Mixed reports broke Saturday about whether former Vice President Omar Suleiman will run for president. The doors for nominations are…
Administrator of SCAF Facebook page accuses AUC of conspiracy
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Administrator of SCAF Facebook page accuses AUC of conspiracy
The administrator of the ruling military council’s Facebook page accused the American University in Cairo (AUC) on Thursday of planning…
Fuel crisis continues, despite state TV report of Cairo letup
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Fuel crisis continues, despite state TV report of Cairo letup
State TV has reported that the fuel crisis, which has prompted the death of one person and scuffles that left…
People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position
Egypt
January 21, 2012
People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on Saturday approved Mohamed Saad al-Katatny’s resignation as the party's secretary general…
Calls to boycott phone operators on anniversary of communications blackout
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Calls to boycott phone operators on anniversary of communications blackout
Several activists called for boycotting mobile phone operators on 28 January, the day mobile phone networks were disabled last year…
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
World
January 7, 2012
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
A Southern California girl who became a recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against…
Coptic student detained for publishing ‘offensive’ images of Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
December 31, 2011
Coptic student detained for publishing ‘offensive’ images of Prophet Mohamed
The prosecutor’s office in the Upper Egyptian Governorate of Assiut has ordered the detention of Gamal Abdallah Masoud, a Coptic…
A year in review: The SCAF rules in 93 letters
Egypt
December 30, 2011
A year in review: The SCAF rules in 93 letters
In 2011, The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) sent the Egyptian people 93 letters via its official Facebook…