25 January protests
In run-up to Friday protests, political activists ‘bet on the people’
Egypt
January 27, 2011
In run-up to Friday protests, political activists ‘bet on the people’
Three days after tens of thousands of Egyptians participated in nationwide protests, activists are hoping that their calls for another…
Egyptian tycoons sent their money abroad following demos, says media figure
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Egyptian tycoons sent their money abroad following demos, says media figure
In a talk show on Thursday, prominent media personality Emad Adib said that a number of Egyptian businessmen had sent…
Egypt’s ruling NDP denies flight of party leaders abroad following demos
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Egypt’s ruling NDP denies flight of party leaders abroad following demos
National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary-General Safwat al-Sherif on Thursday denied rumors that some party leaders had fled Egypt following the…
42 protesters detained on charges of attempting to overthrow regime
Egypt
January 27, 2011
42 protesters detained on charges of attempting to overthrow regime
Public prosecutors in the cities of Assiut and Suez detained 42 protesters on charges of attempting to "overthrow the regime,”…
Religious front urges protesters to go on
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Religious front urges protesters to go on
Al-Azhar Scholars Front, a disbanded conservative Islamic group, has urged Egyptian demonstrators to continue their protests, saying the protests are…
Security surrounds Kafr al-Sheikh city to fend off protests
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Security surrounds Kafr al-Sheikh city to fend off protests
Security forces on Thursday besieged the city of Baltim in the Kafr al-Sheikh Governorate, which is located north of Cairo,…
Egyptian pound continues to fall
Business
January 27, 2011
Egyptian pound continues to fall
The Egyptian pound continued to fall Thursday after reaching a six-year low against the US dollar Wednesday.The third day of…
Demos spread to new areas in Suez
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Demos spread to new areas in Suez
New encounters between security forces and protesters broke out in Suez Governorate northeast of Cairo, as “Day of Anger" protests…
Protests driven by ‘private agendas,’ says senior NDP official
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Protests driven by ‘private agendas,’ says senior NDP official
People with "private agendas" are behind current protests in Egypt, said the secretary general of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party…
Death of demonstrator, policeman in Boulaq brings protest-related death toll to 6
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Death of demonstrator, policeman in Boulaq brings protest-related death toll to 6
Two Egyptians were killed--one of them a policeman--in clashes on Wednesday between security forces and protesters in Cairo’s Boulaq district,…