Port Said football violence
Student union resigns in solidarity with expelled students
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Student union resigns in solidarity with expelled students
The German University in Cairo's student union resigned Wednesday after university administrators demanded that five students expelled for protesting offer…
Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud
Art news
March 7, 2012
Blog: Martyrs and mourning on Mohamed Mahmoud
I know Mohamed Mahmoud Street quite well, albeit in more tempered times. I used to traipse back and forth down…
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and ultras football group members organized a protest Wednesday morning outside the Abdeen…
GUC students escalate protest, two stage hunger strike
Egypt
March 2, 2012
GUC students escalate protest, two stage hunger strike
Two students of the German University in Cairo announced Friday they will stage an open-ended hunger strike because of what…
A sense of community for foreigners in Cairo
Life & Style
March 1, 2012
A sense of community for foreigners in Cairo
After the incident in Mahalla as well as the ongoing NGO crisis, to say nothing of xenophobic acts being reported…
Death toll from clashes in wake of Port Said football violence rises to 17
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Death toll from clashes in wake of Port Said football violence rises to 17
The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced the death of a protester as a result of injuries incurred during clashes that…
MP accused of ‘insulting’ Tantawi to apologize on Monday
Egypt
February 19, 2012
MP accused of ‘insulting’ Tantawi to apologize on Monday
Ashraf Thabet, deputy speaker of the People's Assembly, has said that some MPs have managed to convince MP Ziad al-Elaimy…
Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins
Today’s international press conference by the High Judicial Elections Commission for the upcoming presidential elections, in which it will announce…
Football qualifying match postponed after Port Said violence
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Football qualifying match postponed after Port Said violence
Egypt's African Nations Cup qualifier in the Central African Republic has been postponed until June following the violence at a…
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
A collection of politicians, artists, media personnel and activists marched in support of Port Said in the coastal city Friday…