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Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’
World
February 18, 2012
Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’
Bahrain announced the deportation of four foreign activists for "taking part in illegal demonstrations," bringing to 12 the number expelled…
Bodies of two Egyptians killed in Libya, Syria arrive to Cairo
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Bodies of two Egyptians killed in Libya, Syria arrive to Cairo
The corpses of two Egyptians who were killed in Syria and Libya arrived at Cairo International Airport on Wednesday, state-run…
Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers
Almost a year after the 25 January revolution and its central call for an end to police abuses in Egypt,…
ElBaradei’s boycott of Egypt presidency is a blow to military
Egypt
January 15, 2012
ElBaradei’s boycott of Egypt presidency is a blow to military
Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei's decision to quit the race for the presidency has been seen in Egypt as…
Defendants accused of killing protesters in Suez granted bail
Egypt
January 12, 2012
Defendants accused of killing protesters in Suez granted bail
An Egyptian court granted bail on Thursday to four defendants accused of killing protesters in the city of Suez during…
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
Art news
January 4, 2012
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
As a means of popular expression, graffiti and street art have served to reflect the ongoing spirit of the 25…
Trial of police officers accused of killing protesters adjourned to February
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Trial of police officers accused of killing protesters adjourned to February
An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned to 4 February the trial of four senior police officers accused of killing protesters…
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…
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…
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…