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Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egyptian security forces on Sunday prevented former opposition parliamentarians from demonstrating in front of the Tunisian embassy in Egypt, where…
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
Opinion
January 11, 2011
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
As I write these lines, a 7pm curfew has been imposed in Tunis, perhaps the clearest sign thus far that…
Youths riot in Algeria over high prices
World
January 6, 2011
Youths riot in Algeria over high prices
ALGIERS, Algeria --Rioting youths have set buildings ablaze and hurled stones at police in Algeria amid anger at recent price…
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
Egypt
January 6, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers…
Egypt’s Copts chant sectarian slogans, reassert Christian pride
Egypt
January 5, 2011
Egypt’s Copts chant sectarian slogans, reassert Christian pride
“With our soul and blood, we will defend our cross," “The cross and the bible are everything,” “Jesus is Allah,”…
Tuesday’s papers: Copts continue nationwide protest amid calls for national unity
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Copts continue nationwide protest amid calls for national unity
Egyptian newspapers feature front-page headlines on ongoing protests by Coptic Christians across the country. Copts and Muslims sympathetic to their…
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Protests held throughout Cairo to condemn New Years Eve church bombing
Protests continued throughout Cairo on Sunday to denounce the New Year’s Eve bombing of a church in the coastal city…
Egypt police disperse protest against planned Jewish festival in Damanhour
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Egypt police disperse protest against planned Jewish festival in Damanhour
Security services on Thursday dispersed a protest vigil held by members of various political parties and factions against an upcoming…
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Special from Tunisia: Self-immolation by desperate youth sets off rare wave of protests
Tunis--Popular protests in Tunisia continued for the 11th straight day on Sunday, against the backdrop of heated confrontations with police…
Damietta villagers march on governor’s office to protest official neglect
Egypt
December 16, 2010
Damietta villagers march on governor’s office to protest official neglect
Hundreds of residents of the village of Al-Sayala in the Damietta Governorate staged a demonstration on Wednesday night in front…