Egypt
Cairo Alex road blocked by residents angered over child death
September 1, 2011
Cairo Alex road blocked by residents angered over child death
Angry residents of Bier Wadi al-Natrun blocked the Cairo-Alex desert road on Tuesday night until the early hours of Wednesday…
Religious authority: Eid crescent sighting was correct
August 31, 2011
Religious authority: Eid crescent sighting was correct
Suspicion by the Jedda Astronomy Society regarding the sight of the Eid crescent in Saudi Arabia has raised doubts in…
Umra pilgrims trapped in Jedda say they are being harassed by security
August 31, 2011
Umra pilgrims trapped in Jedda say they are being harassed by security
Thousands of returning Egyptian Umra pilgrims Wednesday continued to suffer on their second day of being stranded at Jedda International…
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…