Egypt
Demonstrations staged across Egypt to protest work conditions, security concerns
January 19, 2012
Demonstrations staged across Egypt to protest work conditions, security concerns
Many Egyptian governorates witnessed protests demanding better living conditions, better work conditions, and purging companies of corruption on Thursday. In…
Families of martyrs enraged at Mubarak’s defense
January 19, 2012
Families of martyrs enraged at Mubarak’s defense
The statement of Farid al-Deeb, lawyer for ousted President Hosni Mubarak, in Thursday’s court session raised anger among the plaintiff…
Spanish prosecutor supports extraditing Egyptian businessman’s son
January 19, 2012
Spanish prosecutor supports extraditing Egyptian businessman’s son
The Spanish National Court (SNC), or Audiencia Nacional, located in Madrid held its first hearing Thursday to consider Egypt’s demand…
Fuel crisis continues despite government’s claims of breakthrough
January 19, 2012
Fuel crisis continues despite government’s claims of breakthrough
The gas, diesel and butane crisis in Egypt continued Thursday while hundreds of demonstrators blocked a number of roads in…
Salafi preachers urge families of revolution martyrs to accept blood money
January 19, 2012
Salafi preachers urge families of revolution martyrs to accept blood money
Salafi preachers Mohamed Hassan and Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud issued a fatwa (religious edict) on Thursday saying that families of martyrs…
IMF loans are usury, says Salafi party
January 19, 2012
IMF loans are usury, says Salafi party
The Salafi Nour Party has criticized the government for plans to borrow from international financial institutions rather than implementing an…
Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street
January 19, 2012
Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street
Assailants attacked an Egyptian activist as she left work at Cairo's Nileside state television headquarters late on Wednesday, in the…
Protests at nuclear power station construction site escalate
January 19, 2012
Protests at nuclear power station construction site escalate
Protesters at the nuclear power station site in Dabaa, located in the Matrouh Governorate on the North Coast, said on…
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
January 19, 2012
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday gave the death sentence to 35-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Fathallah after he was convicted of…