Egypt
Arab intellectuals back Arab League boycott of Russia, China
February 6, 2012
Arab intellectuals back Arab League boycott of Russia, China
The Union of Arab Intellectuals has voiced support for Arab calls to impose an economic and cultural boycott of Russia…
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
February 5, 2012
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Even within the context of the past 13 months, the events of Wednesday’s soccer match confound. Port Said’s home team…
Clashes resume between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo
February 5, 2012
Clashes resume between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo
Clashes escalated between protesters and security forces at 11 pm Sunday night. Security forces intensified their use of tear gas,…
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
February 5, 2012
Nineteen US citizens sent to trial over ‘illegal’ NGO funding
Judiciary sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that 19 US citizens are among the 43 persons who were referred to Cairo…
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
February 5, 2012
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt's Football Association (EFA), suspended by Cairo after 74 people died in violence at…
Report: Egypt orders steps to move Mubarak to prison hospital
February 5, 2012
Report: Egypt orders steps to move Mubarak to prison hospital
Egypt's interior minister has ordered Cairo's Tora prison hospital to make preparations to receive former President Hosni Mubarak, who has…
FJP pledges adherence to the SCAF’s timeline for power transfer
February 5, 2012
FJP pledges adherence to the SCAF’s timeline for power transfer
Mohamed Morsy, president of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), has rejected calls for expediting presidential elections and…
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
February 5, 2012
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
US-Egypt relations have soured following the latter’s recent blows to its most important benefactor. For the first time, US aid…
Students angry over their University’s ‘lack of principles’
February 5, 2012
Students angry over their University’s ‘lack of principles’
Students at the privately owned German University in Cairo (GUC) have accused the university’s administration of “lacking principles” after the…
FM: Egypt’s Islamists are no threat
February 5, 2012
FM: Egypt’s Islamists are no threat
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has tried to ease western fears over Egypt’s Islamists, saying in a major international…