presidential palace clashes
Activist released from hospital after assault
Egypt
January 2, 2013
Activist released from hospital after assault
A former April 6 Youth Movement activist who was beaten in Tahrir by unidentified assailants on Tuesday has been released…
Monday’s papers: 2012 In Review
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Monday’s papers: 2012 In Review
Three developments dominate the papers on the last day of 2012: the plummeting of the Egyptian pound to record…
Report: Live ammo, bird shot killed protesters at presidential palace
Egypt
December 21, 2012
Report: Live ammo, bird shot killed protesters at presidential palace
Live ammunition and bird shot caused the deaths of 10 protesters during the clashes in front of the presidential palace…
Judges, prosecutors demand SJC accept prosecutor general’s resignation
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Judges, prosecutors demand SJC accept prosecutor general’s resignation
Several judges and prosecutors sent a memorandum to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Thursday, demanding the council officially accept…
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Newspapers on Thursday focus their coverage on the death of Al-Fagr photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif and the referendum on the…
Tight security in front of prosecutor general’s office ahead of protest
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Tight security in front of prosecutor general’s office ahead of protest
Security forces in Cairo have intensified their presence ahead of a protest in front of Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah's office…
Prosecutor orders camera footage of presidential palace clashes reviewed
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Prosecutor orders camera footage of presidential palace clashes reviewed
Mostafa Khater, attorney general at the East Cairo Prosecutor's office, ordered security services Monday to review camera footage from recent…
Islamic forces, opposition parties announce rival demos Friday
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Islamic forces, opposition parties announce rival demos Friday
Islamist forces have called for mass demonstrations on Friday in front of the Raba’a Al-Adawiya Mosque in Nasr City starting…
Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Journalist’s funeral turns into protest against Brotherhood
Thousands of Sohag Governorate residents mourned photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif Thursday during a funeral in his hometown. Abu Deif, was…
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Attorney general releases damning account of protest detentions
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah on Thursday reversed a decision to transfer the East Cairo attorney general who was leading investigations…