Egypt
Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
December 13, 2011
Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
Workers at the Upper Egypt Mills company in Luxor ended their strike on Tuesday after three days on the picket…
Voters abroad prepare for second round of elections
December 13, 2011
Voters abroad prepare for second round of elections
Almost 80,000 out of 102,524 Egyptian expatriates have received their balloting papers online, said Mohamed Mansour, who runs the website…
Relatives of accused in Maspero violence, media banned from court
December 13, 2011
Relatives of accused in Maspero violence, media banned from court
Around 150 relatives of those accused of inciting the violence outside the Maspero state television building in October gathered Tuesday…
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
December 13, 2011
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Arab foreign ministers will decide if the Syrian issue should be internationalized, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Tuesday.…
Minister: Egypt only received US$1 billion in Gulf aid since January
December 13, 2011
Minister: Egypt only received US$1 billion in Gulf aid since January
Egypt has received US$1 billion in aid from Arab countries since the 25 January revolution, lower than a promised total…
Tuesday’s papers: SCAF negotiates with Brotherhood, protesters
December 13, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: SCAF negotiates with Brotherhood, protesters
A Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) statement released Monday about the controversial role of its proposed advisory council…
Secular parties attempt to increase their electoral chances
December 13, 2011
Secular parties attempt to increase their electoral chances
After Islamist parties won over 50 percent of seats in the first phase of People's Assembly elections, secular parties are determined…
A different future for professional syndicates?
December 13, 2011
A different future for professional syndicates?
With Muslim Brotherhood-backed candidates seizing the lion’s share of board seats in several syndicate elections this year, it appears that…
Citizens protest security void in North Sinai and Damietta
December 13, 2011
Citizens protest security void in North Sinai and Damietta
Protests were held in North Sinai and Damietta Governorates on Monday by citizens enraged by recent kidnappings, part of what…
Ministry of Culture celebrates Naguib Mahfouz centennial
December 12, 2011
Ministry of Culture celebrates Naguib Mahfouz centennial
The Ministry of Culture celebrated the 100th anniversary of Naguib Mahfouz’s birth on Sunday. The late Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer,…