Egypt
Former minister-designate: Wiretapping not over in Egypt
July 22, 2011
Former minister-designate: Wiretapping not over in Egypt
Hazem Abdel Azim, a former candidate for the post of communications minister, said Thursday in a phone call to a…
Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
July 22, 2011
Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Around 600 protesters staged a march around Tahrir Square after Friday prayers to demand the release of Sheikh Omar…
Islamist protesters demand state under Islamic law
July 22, 2011
Islamist protesters demand state under Islamic law
Hundreds of Islamists gathered in Ramses Square downtown after Friday prayers to demand Egypt be governed as an Islamic state.…
Tahrir protesters chant against military rule
July 22, 2011
Tahrir protesters chant against military rule
Nearly five thousand demonstrators gathered for prayer in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday ahead of a planned protest, after a cabinet…
Tahrir teeters between chaotic harmony and need for consensus
July 22, 2011
Tahrir teeters between chaotic harmony and need for consensus
Wearing a beret and tired eyes, Kamba tiptoes between sprawled, sleeping demonstrators and discussion circles in the middle of Tahrir…
Egypt’s military to begin building low-income houses
July 22, 2011
Egypt’s military to begin building low-income houses
The armed forces will begin building 25,000 housing units in different governorates, within the framework of a new housing project…
Foreign funding of Egyptian rights groups causes stir in political discourse
July 22, 2011
Foreign funding of Egyptian rights groups causes stir in political discourse
In a climate where suspicion of foreign motives are exacerbated, a remark by the US Ambassador-Designate to Egypt Anne Patterson…
Egypt’s leverage over South Sudan is minimal, say experts
July 22, 2011
Egypt’s leverage over South Sudan is minimal, say experts
Egypt's political state of flux, especially at the ministerial level, will adversely affect efforts to establish a viable foreign policy…
Israel: Libya is new source for smuggled arms to Gaza through Egypt
July 22, 2011
Israel: Libya is new source for smuggled arms to Gaza through Egypt
JERUSALEM--Libya has become a new source of smuggled weaponry for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe…
Al-Azhar clerics hope for their own revolution
July 21, 2011
Al-Azhar clerics hope for their own revolution
Capitalizing on the current revolutionary mood, thousands of state-sanctioned preachers are expected to take to the streets on Saturday to…