Egypt
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
April 17, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
Government mouthpiece Al-Ahram writes Tuesday morning, “[Hazem Salah] Abu Ismail followers object and [Khairat] al-Shater takes back his call for…
Suez schools evacuated as fire continues at Nasr Petroleum Company
April 17, 2012
Suez schools evacuated as fire continues at Nasr Petroleum Company
Suez’s Taawoneyat Preparatory School and other schools were evacuated on the orders of school officials Tuesday, as a fire continues…
AFP’s Massoud Hossaini wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography
April 17, 2012
AFP’s Massoud Hossaini wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography
Agence France-Presse and the news websites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes as the prestigious journalism…
Released activist says doesn’t know who’s behind his arrest
April 16, 2012
Released activist says doesn’t know who’s behind his arrest
Released activist Mohamed Fahmy said he was unsure about the identity of the party that kidnapped him to interrogate him…
Egyptian fishing boat detained in Libyan territorial waters
April 16, 2012
Egyptian fishing boat detained in Libyan territorial waters
Libyan authorities on Monday detained an Egyptian fishing boat within its territorial waters. “This is not the first time. We…
Experts, presidential candidates warn of prolonged transition
April 16, 2012
Experts, presidential candidates warn of prolonged transition
Political experts have opined that the request of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the ruling Supreme Council of…
Presidential race turns into game for two, possibly one
April 16, 2012
Presidential race turns into game for two, possibly one
A less exciting and diverse presidential race with no front-runner has emerged after the Presidential Elections Commission disqualified the Muslim Brotherhood’s…
Brotherhood appeals Shater’s exclusion, promotes Morsy
April 16, 2012
Brotherhood appeals Shater’s exclusion, promotes Morsy
Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud challenged the exclusion of the group’s candidate for the presidency, Khairat al-Shater, on…
Nasr Cooling Company operates tanks
April 16, 2012
Nasr Cooling Company operates tanks
After a total halt of business due to a fire at the Nasr Petroleum Company that killed a worker and…
Protesters demand release of kidnapped activist
April 16, 2012
Protesters demand release of kidnapped activist
Protesters on Monday called for the release of an activist they say has been kidnapped by the police. Around 40…