Egypt
Abul Ela Mady resigns from advisory council
December 17, 2011
Abul Ela Mady resigns from advisory council
Wasat Party Chairman Abul Ela Mady resigned on Saturday from the advisory council to the ruling Supreme Council of Armed…
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
December 17, 2011
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
Military police burned medical supplies and detained a number of doctors at the field hospital at Omar Makram Mosque on…
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
December 17, 2011
Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan
Congress would impose restrictions on aid to Egypt, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority in a US$53.3 billion bill that avoids…
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
December 17, 2011
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
Internet users are circulating a video that appears to show members of Egypt's army assaulting an older female activist called Khadiga…
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
December 17, 2011
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday…
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
December 17, 2011
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent…
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
December 17, 2011
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
December 17, 2011
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
Ganzouri blames cabinet clashes on ‘foreign elements’
December 17, 2011
Ganzouri blames cabinet clashes on ‘foreign elements’
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Saturday accused “foreign elements” of stirring up riots outside Egypt's cabinet building. In a press…
Revolution Continues Coalition holds SCAF responsible for cabinet clashes
December 17, 2011
Revolution Continues Coalition holds SCAF responsible for cabinet clashes
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is responsible for the clashes that broke out on Friday around…