Egypt
Palestinian worker killed inside tunnel linking Egypt to Gaza
May 23, 2011
Palestinian worker killed inside tunnel linking Egypt to Gaza
A Palestinian worker was killed and another injured on Monday while working in a smuggling tunnel located on the border…
MB new Mokattam base
May 23, 2011
MB new Mokattam base
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
May 23, 2011
Crime on the rise, but are police to blame?
Three days after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egypt’s much-hated police force was redeployed after nearly three weeks of complete…
Mondays’ papers: Politicians fight in conference halls, security void on the streets
May 23, 2011
Mondays’ papers: Politicians fight in conference halls, security void on the streets
The National Dialogue Conference, which yesterday ended in chaos due to the participation of former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)…
Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate
May 22, 2011
Opinion polling set to thrive in Egypt’s new political climate
The fall of Hosni Mubarak has triggered a rush by political parties and foreign organizations to use opinion polling to…
National Accord Conference gets under way, but with hitches
May 22, 2011
National Accord Conference gets under way, but with hitches
Political activists, legal scholars and government officials began a week-long conference on Saturday dedicated to discussing Egypt’s forthcoming constitution. But…
Salafis charged with breaking bust of Nasser
May 22, 2011
Salafis charged with breaking bust of Nasser
Sohag prosecutors summoned Abdallah al-Shoush and Omar al-Hawari, two Salafis who are charged with inciting the breaking of a bust…
Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn
May 22, 2011
Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn
The Administrative Judicial Court on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of Egyptian nationality from Morris Sadek, a Coptic Christian lawyer living…
Arabs and Africans in Cairo protest against their regimes
May 22, 2011
Arabs and Africans in Cairo protest against their regimes
Members of various Arab and African communities in Cairo held protests on Sunday against their regimes and calling for increased…
Petroleum minister vows to fill gap in diesel fuel supplies
May 22, 2011
Petroleum minister vows to fill gap in diesel fuel supplies
The Egyptian Petroleum Authority (EPA) is willing to provide as much diesel fuel as is needed by the local market…