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Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
Reports of trouble in Sinai remain on the front pages of privately-owned papers, and only state-run Al-Ahram leads with other…
Minister: Over 50 million eligible to vote in upcoming elections
Egypt
August 26, 2011
Minister: Over 50 million eligible to vote in upcoming elections
About 50,650,000 Egyptian citizens will be eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, expected to begin in the latter…
Police and military arrest 35 on weapons charges in coordinated campaign
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Police and military arrest 35 on weapons charges in coordinated campaign
The Egyptian armed forces, in cooperation with police units, have arrested 35 people on charges of possession of firearms and…
Betting on the democratic spirit
Opinion
August 25, 2011
Betting on the democratic spirit
What do we mean by a “civil state”? Is it the civil state of supra-constitutional principles advocated by the army…
Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt
Opinion
August 23, 2011
Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt
There’s a new Egypt now — an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous…
Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt’s Third Field Army sent additional troops on Monday to security points along the road leading to Sharm el-Sheikh. Authorities…
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has urged Egyptians to support the armed forces during the transitional period,…
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
Egypt lodged a formal protest to Israel on Friday over the deaths of five military and security personnel near the…
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Crowds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy on Friday to express their “rage over the Israeli government’s belligerence.” The…
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military to interrogate officers over 2 Bedouin deaths
Military authorities are to interrogate the officer accused by Bedouins of shooting dead two Bedouin men on Wednesday, according to…