Egypt
Police prepare for Friday’s demo
September 29, 2011
Police prepare for Friday’s demo
The Interior Ministry has moved detainees and arms from police stations as a precautionary measure before Friday’s million-strong demonstration that…
Workers demand company’s restoration to public sector
September 29, 2011
Workers demand company’s restoration to public sector
Dozens of workers from the Nasr Company for Boilers and Pressure Vessels on Thursday organized a protest outside the cabinet…
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Dozens of Egyptian doctors staged a protest on Thursday outside the office of the attorney general in downtown Cairo after…
Egyptian authorities raid Al Jazeera’s office in Cairo for second time
September 29, 2011
Egyptian authorities raid Al Jazeera’s office in Cairo for second time
Al Jazeera's live news channel in Egypt, Mubasher Misr, said on Thursday that the Egyptian authorities have raided their office…
Activists expect big turnout for anti-military protest in Tahrir
September 29, 2011
Activists expect big turnout for anti-military protest in Tahrir
Youth groups, political parties and independent activists plan to gather in Tahrir Square on Friday, 30 September to protest the…
Taxi drivers block Arish road with petrol shortage protest
September 29, 2011
Taxi drivers block Arish road with petrol shortage protest
Taxi drivers blocked the main road in Arish, the capital of North Sinai Governorate, Thursday in protest of a petrol…
Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site
September 29, 2011
Masked men kill guard in attack on former church site
A number of masked men killed a security guard when they attacked the site of a former church early Thursday…
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
September 29, 2011
Pope Shenouda: Modern-day Jews not ‘God’s chosen people’
Modern-day Jews are not God's chosen people, said Pope Shenouda III, the head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, in a…
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
September 29, 2011
Amnesty International wants military, police officers prosecuted over torture video
Amnesty International described a video of police and army officers torturing detainees that was recently released online as “deeply unsettling”…
Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases
September 29, 2011
Finance minister: No budget allocations for public sector salary increases
The Finance Ministry is not involved in the Public Transport Authority (PTA) crisis and therefore there will be no budget…