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SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties
Egypt
November 24, 2011
SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has officially apologized for the deaths of at least 35 protesters…
Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
Egypt
November 21, 2011
Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
The armed forces “are ready to provide Tahrir Square with security forces to protect it from assaults, if protesters want…
Italy cancels Cairo-bound flights
Business
November 21, 2011
Italy cancels Cairo-bound flights
Italy's main air travel company, Alitalia, canceled two flights to Egypt on Monday but did not give a reason for…
Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government
Egypt
November 21, 2011
Wafd Party chief: Elections only way to a national salvation government
Wafd Party chief al-Sayed al-Badawy has called on Egyptians to insist on holding the parliamentary elections as planned, saying it…
Presidential hopeful calls for more protesters in Tahrir
Egypt
November 21, 2011
Presidential hopeful calls for more protesters in Tahrir
Egyptian Salafi preacher and presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail urged his supporters early Monday to join protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir…
Sunday updates: Tear gas fired in Tahrir Square, police beat and arrest protesters
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Sunday updates: Tear gas fired in Tahrir Square, police beat and arrest protesters
3:45 am: Ahmed Ragheb, head of the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, says that dead bodies are still arriving at the…
Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections
Egypt
November 16, 2011
Discussion of military’s status may be postponed until after elections
The military council and government may postpone discussion of granting special status to the armed forces in a new constitution…
Wednesday’s papers: Cabinet backs military privacy, NGO foreign funding probe reveals unexpected results
Egypt
November 16, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Cabinet backs military privacy, NGO foreign funding probe reveals unexpected results
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with a report on a meeting held by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the…
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
Egypt
November 15, 2011
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
On Tuesday, informed sources said that meetings held by Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy might result in a compromise over…
Sunday’s papers: Excluding remnants … fearing for elections … Lady Gaga
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Excluding remnants … fearing for elections … Lady Gaga
For what must be at least the third time in the last few months, state-run papers run headlines declaring the…