Shaimaa Adel
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
IDLIB — “Leave Homs alone and shell us instead,” read the banner hoisted by the people of the Syrian city…
Protesters tell of saving books from Institut d’Egypte fire
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Protesters tell of saving books from Institut d’Egypte fire
In the wake of the fire that destroyed much of the manuscript collection at the Institut d'Egypte on Saturday, scores…
Intelligence chief attends funeral of famous Egyptian agent
Egypt
November 2, 2011
Intelligence chief attends funeral of famous Egyptian agent
With two bouquets of flowers and a red carpet, the funeral of Ahmed al-Hawan, known as Gomaa al-Shawan, a former…
Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Abu Salim prison: A ghost town in post-Qadhafi Libya
Abu Salim Prison, once Libya's most famous prison, has been abandoned since Tripoli fell to anti-regime rebels. Citizens have managed…
Suez protesters threaten to block tunnel connecting Sinai
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Suez protesters threaten to block tunnel connecting Sinai
Protesters in Suez on Monday threatened to block the Ahmed Hamdy tunnel that leads to the Sinai if the military…
Families of Libya detainees force way into foreign ministry
Egypt
May 2, 2011
Families of Libya detainees force way into foreign ministry
About 60 family members of Egyptians being detained in Libya forced their way into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on…
Sudanese activists in Cairo demand reversal of flogging sentence
Egypt
December 16, 2010
Sudanese activists in Cairo demand reversal of flogging sentence
Dozens of Sudanese human rights activists staged demonstrations in front of the Sudanese embassy in Cairo on Thursday to protest…
First phase of low-income housing scheme to wrap up next June
Business
November 2, 2010
First phase of low-income housing scheme to wrap up next June
President of Egypt's Central Agency for Reconstruction Mahmoud Meghawri announced that the first phase of the government's Geographical Targeting of…
Egypt’s world wonder obscured by garbage on ring road
Environment
October 6, 2010
Egypt’s world wonder obscured by garbage on ring road
Tourists traveling along Cairo's ring road on their way to the ancient Sakara complex this week were dismayed to find…
Minister says attacks on govt evidence of regime’s strength
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Minister says attacks on govt evidence of regime’s strength
Minister of State for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Mofid Shehab criticized those forecasting chaos in Egypt and dismissed the predictions…