Port Said
Port Said business official: 60 percent of city commerce restored
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Port Said business official: 60 percent of city commerce restored
Sixty percent of Port Said commercial activity has been restored following recent violence, said Mohamed al-Masry, vice chief of the…
Update: Protesters in Alexandria block railways
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Update: Protesters in Alexandria block railways
Protests against President Mohamed Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood kicked off across the governorates after Friday prayers today. Demonstrations have…
Canal cities organize nightly football matches to defy curfew
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Canal cities organize nightly football matches to defy curfew
In defiance of the state of emergency declared amid unrest in Suez Canal Zone cities, some activists are organizing football…
Shura Council summons interior, information ministers over security response
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Shura Council summons interior, information ministers over security response
The Shura Council National Security Committee is summoning the interior minister Thursday to report actions taken regarding the events in…
Update: Port Said, Ismailia governors reduce curfew hours
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Update: Port Said, Ismailia governors reduce curfew hours
The curfew in Ismailia will be reduced to three hours and only be enforced from 2 am to 5 am,…
Morsy instructs police to deal with ‘rioters’ with restraint
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Morsy instructs police to deal with ‘rioters’ with restraint
President Mohamed Morsy met on Tuesday afternoon with the interior minister and other ministry leaders, giving instructions to protect peaceful…
Suspects storming Port Said prison arrested
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Suspects storming Port Said prison arrested
Security sources have said that police arrested 15 people suspected of attempting to storm into a Port Said prison, after…
Morsy reconsiders state of emergency declaration
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Morsy reconsiders state of emergency declaration
Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali on Tuesday announced that, based on security reports, President Morsy is reconsidering the state of emergency…
Curfew, unrest is bad news for Canal cities’ business
Business
January 29, 2013
Curfew, unrest is bad news for Canal cities’ business
Businesses remained open on Monday night in Suez, Ismailia, and Port Said, in defiance of curfew from 9 pm to…
Border troops seize 6 tons of drugs in Port Said
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Border troops seize 6 tons of drugs in Port Said
Border troops in Port Said have seized a lorry carrying around 6 tons of marijuana, known as ‘bango’ in Egyptian…