Egypt
Egypt benchmark stock index plummets on overnight violence
October 10, 2011
Egypt benchmark stock index plummets on overnight violence
CAIRO - Egypt’s benchmark stock index fell sharply early Monday, dragged down by investor panic after the country’s capital was…
Authorities give mixed statements on prosecution of Maspero clashes perpetrators
October 10, 2011
Authorities give mixed statements on prosecution of Maspero clashes perpetrators
Egyptian judicial authorities on Monday gave contradictory statements about the prosecution of those suspected to be behind the violence that…
Clinton made no statement about Maspero violence, says Al-Ahram
October 10, 2011
Clinton made no statement about Maspero violence, says Al-Ahram
The Egyptian state-run newspaper Al-Ahram on Monday quoted informed sources at the US Department of State denying that Secretary of…
Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution
October 10, 2011
Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution
Today's newspapers, both independent and state-owned, condemn Sunday's violence outside the state TV building in central Cairo, and mostly refer…
Health Ministry: Maspero toll rises to 24 dead, 272 injured
October 10, 2011
Health Ministry: Maspero toll rises to 24 dead, 272 injured
Twenty-four people died and 272 were injured in violence that erupted Sunday during a Coptic protest outside the state TV…
At Coptic Hospital, Christians hysterical over lost relatives
October 10, 2011
At Coptic Hospital, Christians hysterical over lost relatives
Families of those killed in the Maspiro clashes on Sunday night congregated at the Coptic Hospital on Monday morning, as…
Facebook users demand justice for 2 Copts killed Sunday
October 10, 2011
Facebook users demand justice for 2 Copts killed Sunday
Information and photos of two youths named Mina Danial and Michael Mosaad, whose lives were lost during violence outside the…
Sharaf: We are facing a conspiracy but will not surrender
October 10, 2011
Sharaf: We are facing a conspiracy but will not surrender
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Monday warned Egyptians of a “despicable conspiracy against Egypt,” describing violent clashes that took place…
Islamist presidential hopefuls condemn violence at Coptic protest
October 10, 2011
Islamist presidential hopefuls condemn violence at Coptic protest
Egyptian Islamist presidential hopefuls on Monday condemned violence that erupted during a Coptic protest outside the state TV building late…