Egypt
Wednesday’s papers: An Eid without Mubarak
August 31, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: An Eid without Mubarak
Today’s newspapers all lead with Eid celebrations, alternatively describing it as the revolution’s first Eid, the first Eid without Mubarak,…
Student protests planned to remove university leaders
August 31, 2011
Student protests planned to remove university leaders
The Coalition of Egypt’s Student Unions, which is comprised of 17 student unions in addition to faculty members, has called…
The life and death of Khanoufa: A personal account of Cairo’s ‘most dangerous thug’
August 31, 2011
The life and death of Khanoufa: A personal account of Cairo’s ‘most dangerous thug’
Last Friday, police captured a man they called "Cairo's most dangerous criminal." The Egyptian media jumped at the opportunity to…
WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack
August 31, 2011
WikiLeaks says website was target of cyber attack
WASHINGTON - WikiLeaks said its website had been the target of a cyber attack late on Tuesday as it proceeded with…
Mines to be removed from 40,000 acres of minefields in New Alamein
August 31, 2011
Mines to be removed from 40,000 acres of minefields in New Alamein
The Urban Communities Authority is in the process of signing a protocol with the Planning and International Cooperation Ministry and…
In anticipation of new law, Egypt’s labor unions in limbo
August 31, 2011
In anticipation of new law, Egypt’s labor unions in limbo
Egypt's trade union movement is approaching an uncertain juncture, with the future of both the state-controlled federation and its independent…
University leaders to be chosen by faculty electoral committee
August 31, 2011
University leaders to be chosen by faculty electoral committee
Higher Education Minister Motaz Khorshed said Wednesday that deans of state-owned universities will now be elected by committees comprised of…
Salafi leader: Absolute liberalism against God’s law
August 31, 2011
Salafi leader: Absolute liberalism against God’s law
After Eid prayers on Tuesday, Yasser al-Birhamy, a Salafi leader in Alexandria, told his congregation that absolute liberalism was against…
In new Egypt, foreign policy not just for diplomats
August 31, 2011
In new Egypt, foreign policy not just for diplomats
Ahmed al-Shehat clambered up the façade of Israel's high-rise Cairo embassy, scaling over 21 floors, to pull down the flag…
Araby struggles to reform resistant Arab League
August 31, 2011
Araby struggles to reform resistant Arab League
Nabil al-Araby attended his first official Arab League meeting as the body’s new Secretary General on Saturday night amid hopes…