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National security officer accused of inciting assault on Parliament
Egypt
March 13, 2012
National security officer accused of inciting assault on Parliament
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Tuesday asked the Committee on Defense and National Security to investigate the arrest of…
Clashes over scarce butane gas cylinders and diesel fuel
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Clashes over scarce butane gas cylinders and diesel fuel
Several Egyptian governorates witnessed clashes and quarrels between citizens on Tuesday over a limited supply of butane gas cylinders and…
US says it wants to engage with Egypt’s judiciary over NGOs issue
Egypt
March 10, 2012
US says it wants to engage with Egypt’s judiciary over NGOs issue
The US reiterated that it backs International Monetary Fund efforts to aid Egypt with more than US$3 billion, saying that…
Clashes erupt in front of US Embassy
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Clashes erupt in front of US Embassy
Dozens were injured after clashes broke out in front of the US Embassy between opposing protest groups late Friday. One…
Attack by unidentified gunmen injures 3 Tahrir protesters
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Attack by unidentified gunmen injures 3 Tahrir protesters
Dozens of unidentified men entered Tahrir Square on Thursday from Abdel Moneim Riyad Square in cars and on motorcycles as…
Port Said Stadium official ordered to turn off the lights during clashes
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Port Said Stadium official ordered to turn off the lights during clashes
Taha Malkan, the official responsible for the lights in Port Said Stadium, said on Tuesday that a brigadier general from the Central…
Alleged eye sniper’s detention extended for sixth time
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Alleged eye sniper’s detention extended for sixth time
A police officer nicknamed the “eye sniper,” after a video apparently showing him aiming shotgun pellets at protesters’ heads was…
Beni Suef family disputes leave 4 dead, 9 injured
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Beni Suef family disputes leave 4 dead, 9 injured
Four people were killed and nine injured in two separate clashes Tuesday between families in Zawyet al-Masloub and Maydoum villages…
Libyans and Egyptians exchange gunfire, stones at Salloum border crossing
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Libyans and Egyptians exchange gunfire, stones at Salloum border crossing
Violent clashes broke out Monday afternoon between some 200 Egyptians and Libyans in the Qous region between the western and…
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
World
February 19, 2012
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
Libya has sent military forces to stem clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of…