Shubra
Update: Protesters gather at Maspero
Egypt
October 9, 2012
Update: Protesters gather at Maspero
Hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside the Maspero state television building on the first anniversary of the bloody clashes…
Six dead, four missing after Shubra building collapse
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Six dead, four missing after Shubra building collapse
Six people were killed and four are missing after a four-story building collapsed in Khalafawi, Shubra, on Wednesday. A search…
Protests Thursday against power cuts
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Protests Thursday against power cuts
Recent power cuts in Cairo and other governorates have prompted demonstrations on Thursday, as well as widespread threats not to…
Hundreds march from Shubra to Tahrir to protest Morsy and Shafiq
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Hundreds march from Shubra to Tahrir to protest Morsy and Shafiq
Scores of young people and various revolutionary forces on Tuesday marched from Shubra to Tahrir Square to denounce Ahmed Shafiq…
Massara church case adjourned to 27 May
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Massara church case adjourned to 27 May
The Rod al-Farag Misdemeanors Court of Appeals on Sunday postponed to 27 May its examination of the appeal of a…
Party condemns imprisonment of 8 activists over church bombing protest
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Party condemns imprisonment of 8 activists over church bombing protest
The Social Popular Alliance Party condemned the imprisoning of eight activists who were protesting in solidarity with Copts following the…
March against military trials attacked
Egypt
November 17, 2011
March against military trials attacked
Activists from the Free Copts movement on Thursday said they were attacked while preparing to participate in a march that…
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Hundreds of activists staged a surprise march from Shubra to downtown Cairo Tuesday against the broadening of Egypt's long-standing Emergency…
The Stella Pub Crawl: How Shubra got her groove back
Life & Style
September 22, 2011
The Stella Pub Crawl: How Shubra got her groove back
We weren’t really surprised when a couple of weeks ago Cairo was announced to be the ‘world’s most nocturnal city’.…
Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence
Egypt
August 26, 2011
Police, military deployed to Shubra in anticipation of sectarian violence
Egyptian military and police troops were deployed Friday to Shubra, a working-class neighborhood in the north of Cairo, to prevent…