Egypt
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…
Palestinian civil society condemns Arab participation in Hertzliya Conference
January 27, 2012
Palestinian civil society condemns Arab participation in Hertzliya Conference
The Palestinian Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) condemned on Thursday the participation of Arab figures from Egypt, Jordan and…
Update: Military sympathizer throws sound bombs at demonstrators
January 27, 2012
Update: Military sympathizer throws sound bombs at demonstrators
A pro-military demonstrator targeted protesters outside of the Defense Ministry in the Abbasseya neighborhood with sound bombs while they were…
Protests in various governorates denounce military rule
January 27, 2012
Protests in various governorates denounce military rule
Massive protests broke out in various governorates around Egypt Friday, as demonstrators demanded the end of military rule and transfer…
Profile: The Revolutionary Socialists, toward dismantling the state?
January 27, 2012
Profile: The Revolutionary Socialists, toward dismantling the state?
"We want to bring down the state, yes this is what we want, and I don’t know why people laugh…
A voice for the silent majority?
January 27, 2012
A voice for the silent majority?
On the anniversary of 25 January, the scene was reminiscent of the early days of the revolution as Tahrir Square…
Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law
January 27, 2012
Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law
The US State Department's top human rights official on Thursday urged Egypt's military rulers to unconditionally lift the much-maligned Emergency…
ElBaradei suggests People’s Assembly elect interim president
January 27, 2012
ElBaradei suggests People’s Assembly elect interim president
Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday suggested that the newly elected People's Assembly elect an interim president to preside over the remainder…
Clashes between the army and saboteurs at Sinai gas plant
January 26, 2012
Clashes between the army and saboteurs at Sinai gas plant
The military has countered an attack on a natural gas plant in North Sinai Governorate. The plant is located 10km…