Egypt
Hundreds of Interior Ministry leaders dismissed
July 11, 2011
Hundreds of Interior Ministry leaders dismissed
The Supreme Police Council on Monday met to finalize a reshuffle of Interior Ministry leaders, dismissing those officers accused of…
PM submits cabinet reshuffle request to ruling military council
July 11, 2011
PM submits cabinet reshuffle request to ruling military council
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Monday submitted a cabinet reshuffle request to the military council. In the request, he asked…
Alexandria demonstrators continue protest for fourth day
July 11, 2011
Alexandria demonstrators continue protest for fourth day
Hundreds of demonstrators on Monday continued their sit-in in Saad Zaghloul Square, Alexandria for the fourth day in a row,…
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
July 11, 2011
Prominent Islamist’s retrial postponed
The Supreme Military Court on Monday held the first hearing of Mohamed al-Zawahiri’s retrial. Zawahiri is the brother Ayman al-Zawahiri,…
Suez protesters threaten to block tunnel connecting Sinai
July 11, 2011
Suez protesters threaten to block tunnel connecting Sinai
Protesters in Suez on Monday threatened to block the Ahmed Hamdy tunnel that leads to the Sinai if the military…
Egyptians extend protest to fourth day
July 11, 2011
Egyptians extend protest to fourth day
More than 2,000 Egyptians braved sweltering heat on Monday for a fourth day of protests aimed at pressing Egypt's military…
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of sectarianism
July 11, 2011
Pope criticizes Mubarak for handling of sectarianism
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church on Monday slammed former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime for the way it handled…
PM: Ongoing dialogue with protesters to satisfy demands
July 11, 2011
PM: Ongoing dialogue with protesters to satisfy demands
The government is currently engaged in dialogue with protesters to satisfy all the revolution’s demands, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said…
Presidential hopeful Ayman Nour slams PM
July 11, 2011
Presidential hopeful Ayman Nour slams PM
Egyptian presidential hopeful Ayman Nour on Monday compared Egypt's cabinet to a "shadow government," saying it acts as a "proxy"…
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
July 11, 2011
Hospitals, vulnerable to attack, limit healthcare in face of security vacuum
Dr. Rashwan Shaaban remembers bitterly the two or three days that Banha University Hospital kept its doors closed. On one…