Egypt
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
August 9, 2012
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
Officials are working to restore electricity after two large power plants in 10th Ramadan City that supply vast swathes of…
Police officer killed, 3 injured chasing outlaw in Assiut
August 9, 2012
Police officer killed, 3 injured chasing outlaw in Assiut
A police officer was killed and three others injured Wednesday evening in an exchange of fire with a suspect they…
Syndicate condemns attack on prominent editor
August 9, 2012
Syndicate condemns attack on prominent editor
The Journalists Syndicate condemned on Thursday an assault on Khaled Salah, the editor-in-chief of privately owned Youm7 newspaper and a…
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
August 9, 2012
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egyptian police clashed with armed men in northern Sinai's Arish, state television reported on Thursday, a day after security forces…
Tagammu calls to protect Supreme Constitutional Court
August 8, 2012
Tagammu calls to protect Supreme Constitutional Court
The liberal Tagammu Party called Wednesday to “rescue” the Supreme Constitutional Court after Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky asked the court…
Update: Activists call to protect Morsy following security reshuffle
August 8, 2012
Update: Activists call to protect Morsy following security reshuffle
Political activists and Muslim Brotherhood youth called for protesters to protect the presidential palace and President Mohamed Morsy’s homes in…
Evicted Coptic Christians return to Dahshur
August 8, 2012
Evicted Coptic Christians return to Dahshur
Security forces, together with the family elders of the village of Dahshur, helped the 16 Coptic families who were forced…
Gunmen were masked, say Arish checkpoint witnesses
August 8, 2012
Gunmen were masked, say Arish checkpoint witnesses
The Arish public prosecutor on Wednesday took the testimonies of the officers who were wounded in the early morning attacks…
Brotherhood denounces attack at Rafah victims’ funeral
August 8, 2012
Brotherhood denounces attack at Rafah victims’ funeral
The Muslim Brotherhood in a statement on Wednesday denounced the assault that took place during the funeral of the 16…
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
August 8, 2012
Update: Morsy reshuffles positions, sets off Twitter storm
President Mohamed Morsy named Mohamed Refaa al-Tahtawi as his new chief of staff today. Tahtawi had been serving as the…