25 January revolution
Prosecution: Mubarak ‘preferred his personal interests to the public’
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Prosecution: Mubarak ‘preferred his personal interests to the public’
The trial for ousted President Hosni Mubarak has been adjourned to Wednesday after resuming Tuesday at the Cairo Criminal Court.…
Finance Ministry to have finished confiscating NDP property in 2 months
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Finance Ministry to have finished confiscating NDP property in 2 months
The Finance Ministry has announced that in two months, it will have finished confiscating real estate that belonged to the…
Court overrules decision to ban veiled TV hosts
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Court overrules decision to ban veiled TV hosts
The Alexandria Administrative Court on Sunday over-ruled the former information minister’s decision to ban a TV host from appearing on…
Activists form ‘Our Egypt’ movement to push revolution goals
Egypt
December 28, 2011
Activists form ‘Our Egypt’ movement to push revolution goals
Wael Ghonim, former Google executive and the creator of the "We are all Khaled Saeed" Facebook page, as well as…
Foreign Ministry: Egyptian embassies to celebrate first anniversary of 25 January revolution
Egypt
December 27, 2011
Foreign Ministry: Egyptian embassies to celebrate first anniversary of 25 January revolution
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr Monday instructed Egyptian embassies and consulates abroad to organize celebrations on 25 January 2012 and…
Thursday’s papers: A plot to burn Egypt on 25 January
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Thursday’s papers: A plot to burn Egypt on 25 January
Both national and independent newspapers this morning highlight talk surrounding plans for the first anniversary of the revolution. Privately owned…
Dozens protest in Alexandria against postponement of trials
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Dozens protest in Alexandria against postponement of trials
Dozens of people whose relatives died in the 25 January uprising demonstrated in front of the Alexandria Criminal Court Tuesday…
Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
The 25 January Revolutionary Youth Coalition has launched a Facebook campaign demanding that presidential elections be held on 25 January,…
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
Books
December 12, 2011
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal award goes to … you
This year’s Naguib Mahfouz Medal awards ceremony was markedly different from the previous 14. Some of the surprises at the…
The Revolution Continues, but not in parliament
Egypt
December 3, 2011
The Revolution Continues, but not in parliament
The largest revolutionary alliance will not feature heavily in the “revolution’s parliament,” but the process that is putting it in place is…