Tunisia
Tunisian FM leaves Sharm el-Sheikh before summit
Egypt
January 19, 2011
Tunisian FM leaves Sharm el-Sheikh before summit
Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamal Morjane left Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday, hours before the start of the Arab Economic Summit. Morjane…
Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
Opinion
January 18, 2011
Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
Nothing intensifies feelings and moves people’s hearts like a revolution. It's a comprehensive, sweeping popular act that suddenly erupts to…
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
“We all stand against the inheritance of power, including President Hosni Mubarak himself,” Egyptian Culture
Egypt state press highlights chaos, violence–not regime change–in Tunisia
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Egypt state press highlights chaos, violence–not regime change–in Tunisia
Four days after the overthrow of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Egypt's state-run press has been working hard to…
Egyptian who set himself ablaze in Alexandria dies
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Egyptian who set himself ablaze in Alexandria dies
An unemployed Egyptian man who set himself on fire in Alexandria died on Tuesday, medical sources said.Ahmed Hashim al-Sayyed, 25,…
ElBaradei: Change in Egypt ‘inevitable’ after Tunisia
Egypt
January 18, 2011
ElBaradei: Change in Egypt ‘inevitable’ after Tunisia
Vienna-A regime change in Egypt is "inevitable" following the popular uprising in Tunisia, Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday."It…
Tuesday’s papers: Tunisia’s events continue to reverberate in Egypt
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Tunisia’s events continue to reverberate in Egypt
Tunisia's uprising has the biggest share of Tuesday's headlines, which cover the latest political developments in the north African country…
Tunisian actress claims her name was used to endorse ousted president
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Tunisian actress claims her name was used to endorse ousted president
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry said her name was fraudulently used on a petition drawn up by members of Tunisia’s elite…
Egyptians returning from Tunisia say situation improving
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Egyptians returning from Tunisia say situation improving
Late on Monday 134 Egyptians traveling on Egyptian and Tunisian planes arrived in Egypt. The passengers had been stranded in…
Handful of activists protests for Egyptian who set himself ablaze
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Handful of activists protests for Egyptian who set himself ablaze
Fifteen activists staged a protest Monday evening in solidarity with an Egyptian man who set himself on fire earlier in…