Abbasseya clashes
Human rights council delegation to visit Abbasseya detainees
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Human rights council delegation to visit Abbasseya detainees
Members of a committee formed by the government’s National Human Rights Council decided on Monday to meet with individuals who…
Monday’s papers: Brotherhood battle with Cabinet and Abbasseya aftermath
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Monday’s papers: Brotherhood battle with Cabinet and Abbasseya aftermath
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi's meeting with a parliamentary delegation, the Egypt-Saudi Arabia diplomatic crisis, the clashes in Abbasseya neighborhood, and…
Journalists recount ‘torture’ by army following Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Journalists recount ‘torture’ by army following Abbasseya clashes
El Badil news website has published the accounts of two reporters who it says were abducted and tortured by the…
Protesters open Qasr al-Aini to traffic following Abbasseya detentions
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Protesters open Qasr al-Aini to traffic following Abbasseya detentions
Different groups that have been separated by political rivalry and contradictory interests marched together on Sunday to the Parliament building…
ElBaradei’s party postpones rally out of respect for Abbasseya victims
Egypt
May 6, 2012
ElBaradei’s party postpones rally out of respect for Abbasseya victims
The new Constitution Party, spearheaded by leading Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei, postponed a public rally slated for Friday, 18 May…
Pro-military MP demands immediate enactment of protest law
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Pro-military MP demands immediate enactment of protest law
A pro-military member of Parliament on Sunday asked the head of the body to speed up issuing a law that…
After attacks on press, syndicate to sue SCAF and form committee
Egypt
May 6, 2012
After attacks on press, syndicate to sue SCAF and form committee
Following the assault and detention of several journalists covering clashes in Abbasseya on Friday, the Journalists Syndicate board announced on…
Group calls for staging pro-military protest
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Group calls for staging pro-military protest
The Voice of Silent Majority Movement called for a million-member protest entitled “We’re all the Egyptian army” on Friday at…
Military sources: Suspects say public figures instigated Abbasseya events
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Military sources: Suspects say public figures instigated Abbasseya events
Some suspects arrested in relation to the Abbasseya clashes that took place near the Defense Ministry last week accused public…
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
A number of presidential hopefuls have said they consider the violence in Abbasseya on Friday to be an attempt to…