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Ultras Ahlawy demand Interior Ministry purge
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy demand Interior Ministry purge
Hardcore supporters of the Ahly football team, the Ultras Ahlawy, on Sunday accused the police of collusion in the Port…
Iraqi official: Jihadists, weapons ‘moving from Iraq to Syria’
World
February 11, 2012
Iraqi official: Jihadists, weapons ‘moving from Iraq to Syria’
Jihadists are moving from Iraq to Syria, as are weapons being sent to opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime,…
MENA: Army jet delivers food to Port Said to counter ‘food blockade’
Egypt
February 11, 2012
MENA: Army jet delivers food to Port Said to counter ‘food blockade’
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi ordered the dispatch of a military jet loaded with tons of foods to distribute to poorer…
Universities, schools take part in general strike, govt institutions at work
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Universities, schools take part in general strike, govt institutions at work
Several universities, schools and workplaces have taken part in a general strike coinciding with the anniversary of the ouster of…
New head of Supreme Council of Culture has much to address
Art news
February 11, 2012
New head of Supreme Council of Culture has much to address
Saeed Tawfiq, a professor of aesthetics at Cairo University, was appointed the new secretary general of the Supreme Council of…
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
A temporary worker on Tuesday set himself on fire in protest of being fired from his job at the People's…
April 6 chief coordinator injured in Interior Ministry clashes
Egypt
February 5, 2012
April 6 chief coordinator injured in Interior Ministry clashes
The April 6 Youth Movement announced that its chief coordinator, Ahmed Maher, suffered a cracked skull early Sunday during clashes…
Update: Hundreds remember Friday of Anger on Qasr al-Nil Bridge, sit in at Maspero
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Update: Hundreds remember Friday of Anger on Qasr al-Nil Bridge, sit in at Maspero
Despite it being the first anniversary of the most violent day of Egypt's revolution, the numbers in Tahrir Square were…
Topless protesters detained at elite Davos forum, trying to call attention to poor
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Topless protesters detained at elite Davos forum, trying to call attention to poor
Three topless Ukrainian protesters were detained Saturday while trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political…
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
A media official at an Islamist Egyptian group said on Sunday that there is a plot to carry out assassinations…