Egypt
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
January 17, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Train traffic in Upper Egypt returned to normal Monday after 71 train routes were delayed or canceled over the past…
YouTube video shows police apparently assaulting ‘dangerous fugitive’
January 17, 2012
YouTube video shows police apparently assaulting ‘dangerous fugitive’
A YouTube video that appears to show plain-clothed police agents and army personnel assaulting a man who was arrested last…
Wikipedia to shut down 24 hours to protest US legislation
January 17, 2012
Wikipedia to shut down 24 hours to protest US legislation
Wikipedia will shut down its English-language website for 24 hours worldwide, starting at 5 am GMT on Wednesday, the collaborative…
Saad al-Katatny: First post-revolution People’s Assembly speaker
January 17, 2012
Saad al-Katatny: First post-revolution People’s Assembly speaker
Egypt's major parties have agreed to back Saad al-Katatny, secretary general of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), as Egypt's…
Update: Mubarak lawyer slams prosecution
January 17, 2012
Update: Mubarak lawyer slams prosecution
Former President Hosni Mubarak arrived Tuesday at the Police Academy in the Fifth Settlement, where he is being tried by…
Tantawi heckled in Tripoli over Qadhafi fugitives
January 17, 2012
Tantawi heckled in Tripoli over Qadhafi fugitives
TRIPOLI — Protesters forced their way into a Tripoli hotel where Egypt's military leader was meeting Libyan officials on Monday…
Military to form committee to provide ‘true information’ to the media
January 16, 2012
Military to form committee to provide ‘true information’ to the media
Egypt’s military leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has ordered the formation of a committee of high-ranking army generals tasked with…
Mubarak’s defense team to take the stage on Tuesday
January 16, 2012
Mubarak’s defense team to take the stage on Tuesday
The defense team of former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and…
Military police troops to be investigated over cabinet clashes
January 16, 2012
Military police troops to be investigated over cabinet clashes
Soldiers from Egypt's military police are to be summoned for investigations into their actions during clashes outside the cabinet building…
ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition
January 16, 2012
ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition
Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy,…