Egypt
Thursday’s papers: A nation on edge
June 23, 2012
Thursday’s papers: A nation on edge
Thursday’s papers portray a country at a boiling point amid rising tensions between presidential candidates Mohamed Morsy and Ahmed Shafiq…
Intellectuals slam Al-Ahram for covering naked woman in a painting
June 23, 2012
Intellectuals slam Al-Ahram for covering naked woman in a painting
Anger surfaced this week after the Egyptian state's flagship newspaper Al-Ahram modified a famous painting by Abdel Hadi al-Gazzar by…
Elections commission to announce presidential poll result on Sunday at 3 pm
June 23, 2012
Elections commission to announce presidential poll result on Sunday at 3 pm
The results of the presidential election will be announced on Sunday at 3 pm, Presidential Elections Commission Secretary General Hatem Bagato…
Hundreds continue sit-in demanding cancellation of constitutional amendments
June 23, 2012
Hundreds continue sit-in demanding cancellation of constitutional amendments
Hundreds of demonstrators continued a sit-in in Tahrir Square Saturday morning to demand the cancellation of the complementary Constitutional Declaration,…
Dust storms suspend aviation movement in Aswan Airport
June 23, 2012
Dust storms suspend aviation movement in Aswan Airport
Flights were suspended at Aswan Airport on Saturday due to dust storms that also brought other means of transportation in the…
US probes visit by Egyptian member of blacklisted Jama’a al-Islamiya
June 23, 2012
US probes visit by Egyptian member of blacklisted Jama’a al-Islamiya
Washington is investigating how a member of a radical Egyptian Islamist group listed as a terrorist organizationin the US met…
Israel: Airstrike kills Gaza militant
June 22, 2012
Israel: Airstrike kills Gaza militant
Jerusalem — An Israeli airstrike killed a Gaza militant Friday as he was preparing to launch rockets, Israel's military said,…
Morsy urges fast election results
June 22, 2012
Morsy urges fast election results
The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for president has urged Egyptian authorities to release the results of the weekend's election as soon…
Elections commission recounts 4 ballot boxes in Assiut
June 22, 2012
Elections commission recounts 4 ballot boxes in Assiut
Presidential Elections Commission Secretary General Hatem Bagato said Friday that the commission has recounted ballots from four ballot boxes in…