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Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence
Egypt

Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence

Abdo al-Riwish flips a traffic officer off while swerving his cab around a wrong turn. He slashes through traffic, speeding…
Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities
Egypt

Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities

The Egyptian Department of Antiquities has recovered a statue of Akhenaton, one of eight items stolen by looters from the…
Gilded Tutankhamun mask not stolen, says Hawass
Egypt

Gilded Tutankhamun mask not stolen, says Hawass

Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has denied that one of King Tutankhamun's gilded masks was stolen from the Egyptian Museum.In…
Eight artifacts reported missing from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
Art news

Eight artifacts reported missing from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum

Zahi Hawass, head of the newly-created Ministry of State for Antiquities, announced this morning that eight artifacts had been stolen…
Hawass: Restoration of museum artifacts to be complete in 5 days
Egypt

Hawass: Restoration of museum artifacts to be complete in 5 days

Egyptian Minister for Antiquities Zahi Hawass said restoration of 70 artifacts damaged at the Egyptian Museum last week will conclude…
Looters threaten and attack residencies in Cairo
Egypt

Looters threaten and attack residencies in Cairo

Looting has been reported in different districts across Egypt. In Alexandria, at least eight police stations were set on fire on…
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
Egypt

Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia

The presidency in Tunisia has been declared officially vacant, Al Jazeera reported. The head of the Tunisian parliament is temporarily…
Tunisian revolt will continue, says opposition leader amid looting
Egypt

Tunisian revolt will continue, says opposition leader amid looting

Public and private institutions in several Tunisian cities are currently being looted, said Shehab Abbas, a leader in Tunisia's Democratic…
Shops sacked, train station burned in Tunisia
World

Shops sacked, train station burned in Tunisia

Tunis--Rioters burned the Tunisian capital's main train station to the ground and sacked and looted shops in a wave of…
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