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Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid
Business
January 25, 2012
Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid
Egypt faces a struggle to secure a US$3.2 billion International Monetary Fund aid package that economists say is crucial to…
The revolution’s anniversary: A day for protest or celebration?
Egypt
January 23, 2012
The revolution’s anniversary: A day for protest or celebration?
Between the ruling military council that decreed 25 January a national holiday and activists who dubbed the week preceding it…
SCAF issues pre-25 Jan concessions, activists shrug
Egypt
January 23, 2012
SCAF issues pre-25 Jan concessions, activists shrug
Egypt’s ruling generals in recent days have issued a wave of promises to the country’s protestors, dissidents and victims of…
Anan meets US military official to discuss joint military exercises
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Anan meets US military official to discuss joint military exercises
General Sami Anan, military chief of staff, on Sunday met with Terry Wolff, a high ranking American military official, to…
Protester accused of incitiment against military released pending appeal
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Protester accused of incitiment against military released pending appeal
Gaber al-Sayyed Gaber's appeal against his one-year prison sentence for distributing leaflets inciting people against Egypt's ruling military council was…
As his first international tour, Tantawi to visit Libya on Monday
Egypt
January 14, 2012
As his first international tour, Tantawi to visit Libya on Monday
Egypt’s de facto leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi will visit Libya on Monday, marking his first international visit, state owned…
Pope greets army during Christmas mass, church-goers chant “Down with military rule”
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Pope greets army during Christmas mass, church-goers chant “Down with military rule”
Military leaders and Muslim Brotherhood members attended a Coptic Christmas celebration on Friday for the first time. Pope Shenouda III, who appeared extremely…
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt's government on Sunday denied accusations from human rights groups that it was trying to smother some of the ruling…
Death toll from latest clashes rises to 17
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Death toll from latest clashes rises to 17
The number of deaths in clashes between demonstrators and security forces outside the cabinet’s building rose to 17 following two…
Blog: Walls go up
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Blog: Walls go up
There are now not one, but four walls in downtown Cairo. Huge cubes of round-edged cement are clumsily stacked on…