Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Former PM calls for accelerating power transfer to civilians
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf called for accelerating the power transfer to a civilian government by holding presidential elections, saying…
Tahrir calm as death toll from night’s clashes rises
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Tahrir calm as death toll from night’s clashes rises
Tahrir Square appeared calm Monday morning following intermittent clashes between protesters and military forces after military and police forces launched…
Cabinet violence martyr mourned
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Cabinet violence martyr mourned
Colleagues of Alaa Abdel Hady, a student from the faculty of medicine who died while helping the wounded, held a…
Second phase election results contested
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Second phase election results contested
Clashes have erupted between supporters of different candidates in the second phase of the parliamentary elections. Some staged demonstrations before…
Journalists protest detentions, death threats
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Journalists protest detentions, death threats
Several reporters protested in front of the Journalists Syndicate in downtown Cairo on Sunday against the imprisonment of reporters for publishing…
Advisory council member demands power transfer to civilian govt
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Advisory council member demands power transfer to civilian govt
Mohamed Nour Farahat, legal expert and secretary General of the advisory council to the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed…
Govt official blames canceled tourist reservations on Qasr al-Aini clashes
Business
December 18, 2011
Govt official blames canceled tourist reservations on Qasr al-Aini clashes
Hesham Zaazou, deputy tourism minister, on Sunday warned that tourism in Egypt could be negatively affected by recent violent incidents,…
Govt imposes fines instead of removing illegal resorts
Business
December 18, 2011
Govt imposes fines instead of removing illegal resorts
The cabinet decided not to proceed with the demolition of tourist resorts built on plots of land legally allocated to…
MP says Egyptians will not accept explanation that ‘unknown elements’ caused violence
Egypt
December 18, 2011
MP says Egyptians will not accept explanation that ‘unknown elements’ caused violence
People will not accept illogical explanations for violent incidents or the formation of investigative committees without being informed of their…