revolution
Court acquits six policemen accused of killing protesters
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Court acquits six policemen accused of killing protesters
An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted six policemen accused of killing demonstrators in the Cairo neighborhood of Sayeda Zeinab during…
Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome
With songs, flowers and anti-military chants, 200 admirers awaited Ahmed Harara at Cairo airport as he returned from a failed…
Prosecution challenges ruling in Khaled Saeed case
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Prosecution challenges ruling in Khaled Saeed case
The public prosecution on Monday submitted a request to Alexandria’s Court of Cassation to challenge the ruling issued in the…
The subtext of the military council’s video ‘evidence’
Egypt
December 24, 2011
The subtext of the military council’s video ‘evidence’
Since October when the army forcibly dispersed a peaceful protest at Maspero, claiming the lives of 27 mostly Coptic protesters,…
Newly elected MPs haven’t forgotten the street
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Newly elected MPs haven’t forgotten the street
In the past, the average Egyptian defined a member of parliament as a man in a suit giving speeches in…
Publisher accuses SCAF of libel after incitement accusations
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Publisher accuses SCAF of libel after incitement accusations
Publisher Mohamed Hashim has instructed his lawyer to file a complaint with the attorney general against the ruling Supreme Council…
Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary
World
December 17, 2011
Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary
Thousands of Tunisians rallied on Saturday in celebration of the first anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled their long-standing…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
Egypt: Uncertainty is bad for business
Business
December 15, 2011
Egypt: Uncertainty is bad for business
In the tense aftermath of the January 25 revolution and amid the ongoing violence of the Arab Spring, the economic…
Whatever happened to our revolution?
Opinion
December 14, 2011
Whatever happened to our revolution?
Since the first Egyptian uprising succeeded in overthrowing ousted President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, Tahrir Square has never been…