damietta
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
Egypt
November 15, 2011
Damietta protesters show determination as controversial factory keeps working
DAMIETTA — Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against expansions to a factory in this Mediterranean port city are maintaining their sit-in for…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon
Front-page headlines reflecting fears and confusions about the electoral process have become a common in recent papers, just two weeks…
Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Military council orders closure of MOPCO fertilizer plant
Egypt's ruling military council has ordered the closure of the MOPCO (Misr Oil Processing Co) plant in Damietta after a…
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
Egypt
November 13, 2011
One killed, 12 injured as protesters clash with security forces in Damietta
One protester was killed and 12 others were injured on Sunday as security forces clashed with protesters staging a sit-in…
Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security
Protesters at the Damietta seaport engaged in violent clashes with security forces, who eventually managed to reopen the seaport, on…
Sharaf discusses draft law to let Egyptian expats vote in elections
Egypt
November 12, 2011
Sharaf discusses draft law to let Egyptian expats vote in elections
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf held a meeting Saturday to discuss issues pertaining to the upcoming parliamentary elections. Attendees included the…
Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory
Egypt
November 12, 2011
Damietta residents continue protesting against chemical factory
Residents of Damietta, northeast of Cairo, on Saturday protested against the expansion of a chemical factory which they say is…
Armed forces end sit-in against Damietta factory
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Armed forces end sit-in against Damietta factory
Armed forces ended late on Wednesday a sit-in by hundreds of citizens protesting against a Damietta factory they say is…
Moussa calls for handing power to elected civilian president
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Moussa calls for handing power to elected civilian president
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has called on the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to swiftly hand over…