Egypt
Tagammu party leaders withdraw from annual conference
October 11, 2011
Tagammu party leaders withdraw from annual conference
Dozens of leaders of the leftist Tagammu party on Monday withdrew from the party's annual conference, which is set for…
Tear gas canister attack at Demerdash Hospital
October 11, 2011
Tear gas canister attack at Demerdash Hospital
A man set off a tear gas canister inside the cardiac intensive care unit at Ain Shams University Hospital, also…
Blogger Mikel Nabil to be retried in military court
October 11, 2011
Blogger Mikel Nabil to be retried in military court
Mikel Nabil Sanad, a blogger charged with insulting the armed forces, is slated to be retried in military court, according…
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
October 11, 2011
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
Military prosecutors on Monday detained 21 suspects for a 15-day period, pending investigations into violence that broke out during a…
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
October 11, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: The nation reacts
“Massacre,” “tragedy,” “bloodbath” and “conspiracy” are words that appear, prominently and repeatedly, on the front pages of all of Tuesday’s…
Live Updates: Protesters march from Coptic Hospital to cathedral
October 10, 2011
Live Updates: Protesters march from Coptic Hospital to cathedral
1:01 am: The funeral service is over. 12:56 am: The priest announces that all of the martyrs will be buried together…
Maspero violence raises questions about military’s fitness to run Egypt
October 10, 2011
Maspero violence raises questions about military’s fitness to run Egypt
Sunday’s bloody attack on a Coptic-led protest stands as fresh evidence of the incompetence of Egypt’s military rulers, who might…
6 April movement launches political awareness campaign before elections
October 10, 2011
6 April movement launches political awareness campaign before elections
Ahmed Maher, general coordinator of the April 6 Youth Movement, said on Monday that the group is launching a political…
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
October 10, 2011
Human rights group had warned military of violence, say legal sources
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) had warned the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the…