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Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, immigration, Egyptian expatriates and refugees, said that Egypt's embassy in…
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
World
May 29, 2011
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
Amman - Syrian forces killed two people and injured scores on Sunday in the town of Rastan in central Syria,…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a…
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian president Assad
World
May 23, 2011
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian president Assad
The European Union tightened sanctions against Syria by imposing restrictions on President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, raising pressure on his…
Gunbattle in Yemen as transition deal collapses
World
May 23, 2011
Gunbattle in Yemen as transition deal collapses
Yemeni loyalist forces fought a gunbattle on Monday with opponents of entrenched President Ali Abdullah Saleh one day after he…
16 injured in fights over gasoline
Egypt
May 22, 2011
16 injured in fights over gasoline
Diesel gas shortages continued in a number of Egyptian governorates on Sunday, as citizens fought over insufficient supplies. In Daqahlia,…
Hundreds protest butane gas shortage, block highway in Upper Egypt
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Hundreds protest butane gas shortage, block highway in Upper Egypt
Around 2000 demonstrators blocked a highway in Upper Egypt on Sunday to protest shortages of butane gas cylinders. Officials called…
Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000
Around 122,000 Libyans fleeing the violence shaking their country have arrived in Egypt to date, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.…
Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
World
May 21, 2011
Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
Beirut - The Syrian Security forces crackdown on protesters in different parts of the country left at least 44 people…
Q&A with Ray Bush: The Horrors of Egypt’s Rural Life (Part II)
Environment
May 19, 2011
Q&A with Ray Bush: The Horrors of Egypt’s Rural Life (Part II)
This is the second part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Ray Bush, professor of african studies and development politics…