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Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
The most widespread news in today’s newspapers is related to protesters being run down in Mansoura and Port Said, as…
Update: At least 157 injured, including five soldiers, amid spiraling clashes in Port Said
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Update: At least 157 injured, including five soldiers, amid spiraling clashes in Port Said
A military source in Port Said said that five Armed Forces soldiers suffered the affects of "friendly" tear gas fire…
Kerry to stress need for Egypt consensus for IMF deal
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Kerry to stress need for Egypt consensus for IMF deal
Secretary of State John Kerry will stress the importance Egypt achieves political consensus for painful economic reforms needed to secure…
Protesters burn Port Said police station after five run over
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Protesters burn Port Said police station after five run over
Protesters have set a Port Said police department ablaze after a police vehicle allegedly ran over five people during a…
Human rights groups demand accountability for Port Said police killings
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Human rights groups demand accountability for Port Said police killings
Egyptian and international human rights NGOs said in a statement Saturday that President Mohamed Morsy and the Public Prosecution…
Morsy tries to placate Port Said by reestablishing free trade zone
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Morsy tries to placate Port Said by reestablishing free trade zone
Port Said is once again a free trade zone, after President Mohamed Morsy endorsed the Shura Council’s law designating it…
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
PORT SAID — In the ongoing protest movement that has gripped the city of Port Said for the past month,…
Port Said protester alleges abuse at hands of police
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Port Said protester alleges abuse at hands of police
A Port Said man alleged security forces dragged him through the street Wednesday and beat him as unrest continued in…
Four arrested for fighting during Port Said rally in Cairo
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Four arrested for fighting during Port Said rally in Cairo
Four were arrested in the upscale Cairo district of Zamalek following a street brawl Wednesday evening during a rally supporting…
Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Monday’s papers: Civil disobedience spreads and elections on the horizon
Topping the news in Monday’s papers are reports of civil disobedience campaigns spreading to cities beyond Port Said, alongside a…