Port Said football violence
Tantawi meets with MPs prior to being questioned in Parliament
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Tantawi meets with MPs prior to being questioned in Parliament
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Tuesday met with People’s Assembly…
Interior minister testifies before Parliament on Port Said violence
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Interior minister testifies before Parliament on Port Said violence
A parliamentary committee on Tuesday heard the testimony of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on the violence that erupted after a…
Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Interior Ministry drafting laws for handling protests, says deputy minister
The Interior Ministry is drafting a set of laws to regulate how police will deal with protests in front of…
Independent MP: Preliminary Port Said report fails to assign responsibility
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Independent MP: Preliminary Port Said report fails to assign responsibility
The preliminary report of the parliamentary fact-finding committee on the Port Said clashes that took place earlier this month failed…
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
A Parliament-appointed fact-finding panel has blamed Port Said stadium officials and security authorities for violence at a football match on…
Behind police lines on Noubar Street
Life & Style
February 12, 2012
Behind police lines on Noubar Street
The haunting bangs of gunshots have ceased, police and ambulance sirens are silent, and the smell of tear gas no…
MENA: Army jet delivers food to Port Said to counter ‘food blockade’
Egypt
February 11, 2012
MENA: Army jet delivers food to Port Said to counter ‘food blockade’
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi ordered the dispatch of a military jet loaded with tons of foods to distribute to poorer…
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
Even within the context of the past 13 months, the events of Wednesday’s soccer match confound. Port Said’s home team…
Clashes resume between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Clashes resume between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo
Clashes escalated between protesters and security forces at 11 pm Sunday night. Security forces intensified their use of tear gas,…
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
Egypt
February 5, 2012
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt's Football Association (EFA), suspended by Cairo after 74 people died in violence at…