People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position
Egypt
January 21, 2012
People’s Assembly speaker-to-be resigns from Brotherhood party top position
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on Saturday approved Mohamed Saad al-Katatny’s resignation as the party's secretary general…
Calls to boycott phone operators on anniversary of communications blackout
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Calls to boycott phone operators on anniversary of communications blackout
Several activists called for boycotting mobile phone operators on 28 January, the day mobile phone networks were disabled last year…
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
World
January 7, 2012
12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died
A Southern California girl who became a recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against…
Coptic student detained for publishing ‘offensive’ images of Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
December 31, 2011
Coptic student detained for publishing ‘offensive’ images of Prophet Mohamed
The prosecutor’s office in the Upper Egyptian Governorate of Assiut has ordered the detention of Gamal Abdallah Masoud, a Coptic…
A year in review: The SCAF rules in 93 letters
Egypt
December 30, 2011
A year in review: The SCAF rules in 93 letters
In 2011, The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) sent the Egyptian people 93 letters via its official Facebook…
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,…
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Following the food poisoning of protesters on Wednesday, Egyptian prosecutors have sent blood and gastric juice samples for testing at…
To buy or not to buy Egyptian… That is the question
Life & Style
December 13, 2011
To buy or not to buy Egyptian… That is the question
Egyptian talkshow host Amr Adib recently launched a global campaign encouraging Egyptians to buy their country’s products on Friday 16…
Occupy Facebook: A new era for spam and unjustified activism?
Life & Style
December 12, 2011
Occupy Facebook: A new era for spam and unjustified activism?
Since Friday, thousands of Egyptians have taken to spamming dozens of official public pages on Facebook. The walls and inboxes…
Sharaf apologizes for government failure
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Sharaf apologizes for government failure
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf apologized on Saturday for the performance of his government. On his Facebook page, Sharaf addressed…