Egypt
Defense lawyer: Mubarak should be treated like George W. Bush
January 28, 2012
Defense lawyer: Mubarak should be treated like George W. Bush
The trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly has been adjourned until Sunday, Egypt's state TV said on Saturday.
EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief
January 28, 2012
EU ambassador: Brotherhood and Salafis against restricting freedom of belief
The EU has received reassurances from the Muslim Brotherhood that there will be no restrictions on freedom of religion in…
Boko Haram to continue attacks for Sharia
January 28, 2012
Boko Haram to continue attacks for Sharia
Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled…
Activist Alaa Abd El Fattah accuses Egyptian state TV of systematic lying
January 28, 2012
Activist Alaa Abd El Fattah accuses Egyptian state TV of systematic lying
Egyptian television has exercised a “systematic strategy” to tell lies throughout its news coverage and persistently tarnishes the image of…
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
January 28, 2012
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
Syria's ambassador to Egypt has accused opposition activists backed by oil-rich Gulf Arab nations of storming the country's embassy in…
Accusations against former interior minister vague, says his lawyer
January 28, 2012
Accusations against former interior minister vague, says his lawyer
The lawyer of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly on Saturday accused prosecutors of misleading the court by making contradictory and baseless accusations,…
Traffic flows normally in Tahrir, protesters to mark Friday of Anger
January 28, 2012
Traffic flows normally in Tahrir, protesters to mark Friday of Anger
Traffic flowed through Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday, a day after a mass protest dubbed the "Friday of Dignity" called…
Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts
January 28, 2012
Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts
A Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organizations has called…
Scores storm Syrian embassy in Cairo
January 27, 2012
Scores storm Syrian embassy in Cairo
Scores of opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo on Friday before being…
Update: 40,000 protest against military rule in Tahrir Square
January 27, 2012
Update: 40,000 protest against military rule in Tahrir Square
Around 40,000 demonstrators congregated in Tahrir Square Friday evening, after 14 marches from neighborhoods around Cairo arrived in the symbolic…