Egypt

Thursday’s papers: State of emergency ends, petrol crisis ensues

Thursday’s papers: State of emergency ends, petrol crisis ensues

The expiration of Egypt’s state of emergency, a continued faceoff between the two remaining presidential candidates and another round of…
State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew

State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew

The state of emergency ended Thursday, and the ruling military council said it would not extend the 31-year-old policy of…
Where did the votes of Salafis go?

Where did the votes of Salafis go?

Almost three weeks before the presidential poll kicked off, the Salafi Dawah and its political arm the Nour Party had…
Egyptian Copts in Austria speak out against Abu Qurqas convictions

Egyptian Copts in Austria speak out against Abu Qurqas convictions

The Coptic Kimi Organization for Human Rights in Austria submitted on Thursday a complaint to Egypt’s ruling military council, prime…
Stolen Pharaonic statue pieces seized in Giza

Stolen Pharaonic statue pieces seized in Giza

Security forces seized 40 pieces that make up the top parts of Pharaonic Shawabti figurines, an Egyptian security source said…
Egypt’s foreign minister meets his Chinese, Moroccan, Sudanese counterparts in Tunisia

Egypt’s foreign minister meets his Chinese, Moroccan, Sudanese counterparts in Tunisia

Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr held talks with foreign ministers of Sudan, Tunisia and Morocco on Thursday morning on…
Nine dead in Giza truck crash

Nine dead in Giza truck crash

Nine people were killed and eight injured Thursday when two trucks collided in Ayyat, a neighborhood in southern Giza
Brotherhood supreme guide warns against ‘fatal setback’

Brotherhood supreme guide warns against ‘fatal setback’

The Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide has described the presidential election runoff as a choice between a “possible renaissance and fatal…
Amnesty International demands intervention for Abbasseya detainee

Amnesty International demands intervention for Abbasseya detainee

Amnesty International is calling for urgent action and international solidarity with Mahmoud Mohamed Amin, who was arrested during the Abbasseya…
Qena tribal and Coptic coalition backs Shafiq in runoff

Qena tribal and Coptic coalition backs Shafiq in runoff

A coalition of tribal chiefs and Copts in Qena has announced it will back Ahmed Shafiq in the runoff election…
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