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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…
Thursday’s papers: Who will be Egypt’s next prime minister?
Egypt
November 24, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Who will be Egypt’s next prime minister?
The Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece Freedom and Justice daily claims that informed sources have pointed to outgoing Finance Minister Hazem al-Beblawy…
Badly hit, stock exchange strives to stay open amid unrest
Business
November 23, 2011
Badly hit, stock exchange strives to stay open amid unrest
After falling more than 10 points this week, Egypt’s stock exchange is taking measures to ensure that it stays open…
Omar Makram field hospital tends to Tahrir wounded
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Omar Makram field hospital tends to Tahrir wounded
The field hospitals, clinics and makeshift pharmacies that began to reappear downtown following Saturday’s violent police crackdown on protester encampments…
Tantawi speech ruffles Tahrir
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Tantawi speech ruffles Tahrir
Less than two hours after the speech by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, clashes have erupted again on Mohamed Mahmoud…
Tantawi to transfer Maspero investigations to public prosecutors
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Tantawi to transfer Maspero investigations to public prosecutors
Head of the ruling Supreme Council for the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, on Tuesday decided to transfer…
LE90 billion in investments suspended due to upheavals, says ministry
Business
November 22, 2011
LE90 billion in investments suspended due to upheavals, says ministry
A number of global companies have suspended some US$15 billion (LE90 billion) in investments because of the current political upheaval,…
Banks, money exchange services shutter up
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Banks, money exchange services shutter up
A number of banks and downtown foreign exchange service companies in Tahrir, Bab al-Luk squares and Mohamed Mahmoud Street, leading…
Live updates: Soldiers to replace police guarding Interior Ministry
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Live updates: Soldiers to replace police guarding Interior Ministry
8:20 pm: Ruling military council decides to replace police forces guarding the Ministry of Interior with military forces, reports Al…
Update: Activists say Tahrir protest is open to all citizens
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Update: Activists say Tahrir protest is open to all citizens
4:00 pm: Sherif Ramadan, 26, one of the protesters in Tahrir, said, " We want a government will full powers…