Egypt
Libyan consul in Cairo to join rebels
May 12, 2011
Libyan consul in Cairo to join rebels
The Libyan consul in Cairo on Wednesday announced he would resign from his post and join the Libyan rebels…
Military source: Law removes quota for women in Parliament, denies vote for expats
May 12, 2011
Military source: Law removes quota for women in Parliament, denies vote for expats
A new law on political rights approved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would deny Egyptian expatriates the…
Military bolsters police force with additional conscripts
May 11, 2011
Military bolsters police force with additional conscripts
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has agreed to reserve 50,000 conscripts for the…
Antique coins stolen from Cairo University museum
May 11, 2011
Antique coins stolen from Cairo University museum
A number of items have gone missing from the museum at Cairo University's faculty of archaeology, according to a press…
Ethiopia and Uganda to build four new dams in 2011
May 11, 2011
Ethiopia and Uganda to build four new dams in 2011
Ehtiopia and Uganda plan to build a total of four dams during 2011, to be located on both the White…
Sawiris asks Al-Azhar grand sheikh to defend Copts
May 11, 2011
Sawiris asks Al-Azhar grand sheikh to defend Copts
Egyptian tycoon and co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party Naguib Sawiris kissed the hand of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb…
Calls for three separate large-scale demonstrations on Friday
May 11, 2011
Calls for three separate large-scale demonstrations on Friday
Three separate large-scale demonstrations have been called for by various political forces this Friday, two of them to take place…
Muslim-Copt coalition in Qena to combat sectarianism
May 11, 2011
Muslim-Copt coalition in Qena to combat sectarianism
Representatives from Muslim and Coptic communities in Qena have formed a coalition to combat sectarianism and tribalism in all its…
Swiss ambassador: Mubarak assets to be returned on condition
May 11, 2011
Swiss ambassador: Mubarak assets to be returned on condition
Swiss Ambassador to Egypt Dominique Verger has announced that his country will return the frozen assets of the Mubarak family…
Brotherhood leader: Secular journalists feed sectarian strife
May 11, 2011
Brotherhood leader: Secular journalists feed sectarian strife
“There are certain secular journalists with personal agendas that incite against religion and feed sectarian strife,” said Muslim Brotherhood Supreme…