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20th February, 2012
Internet boosted the inevitable in Egypt: expert
CAIRO: Egypt’s “Facebook Revolution” that toppled Hosni Mubarak last February may have been boosted by Internet social networking, but his downfall was inevitable anyway, a…
CAIRO: Egypt’s “Facebook Revolution” that toppled Hosni Mubarak last February may have been boosted by Internet social networking, but his downfall was inevitable anyway, a…
10th February, 2012
Egyptians rally against military rulers outside ministry
CAIRO: Thousands rallied outside Egypt’s defence ministry on Friday demanding the military rulers’ ouster on the eve of a planned civil disobedience campaign marking Hosni…
CAIRO: Thousands rallied outside Egypt’s defence ministry on Friday demanding the military rulers’ ouster on the eve of a planned civil disobedience campaign marking Hosni…
21st December, 2011
Egypt Islamists reject earlier end to army rule
CAIRO: Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood, which is leading in parliament elections that continued Wednesday, refused to join calls by secular and liberal activists for the…
CAIRO: Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood, which is leading in parliament elections that continued Wednesday, refused to join calls by secular and liberal activists for the…
7th December, 2011
Egypt military wants to oversee constitution draft
CAIRO: Egypt’s military rulers said Wednesday the next parliament will not be representative enough to independently oversee the drafting of a new constitution, and they…
CAIRO: Egypt’s military rulers said Wednesday the next parliament will not be representative enough to independently oversee the drafting of a new constitution, and they…
22nd November, 2011
Egypt military rulers move up power transfer date
CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties…
CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July next year and consulted Tuesday with political parties…
30th September, 2011
Sean Penn joins Egyptians in Tahrir Square protest
CAIRO: US actor Sean Penn joined thousands of Egyptian activists who packed downtown Cairo on Friday demanding that military rulers speed up the transfer of…
CAIRO: US actor Sean Penn joined thousands of Egyptian activists who packed downtown Cairo on Friday demanding that military rulers speed up the transfer of…
10th September, 2011
Egypt on alert after Israeli embassy attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the mob attack a “serious incident” and an unnamed official warned it was a “painful blow to peace” between Egypt and the Jewish state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the mob attack a “serious incident” and an unnamed official warned it was a “painful blow to peace” between Egypt and the Jewish state.
29th July, 2011
Egypt Islamic activists rally in show of strength
CAIRO: Tens of thousands packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday as Islamic activists flexed their political muscle in perhaps Egypt’s largest protest since a revolt…
CAIRO: Tens of thousands packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday as Islamic activists flexed their political muscle in perhaps Egypt’s largest protest since a revolt…
12th July, 2011
Thousands rally for Egypt military chief’s ouster
CAIRO: Thousands of people chanted Tuesday for the downfall of Egypt’s military leader at a rally in Cairo, as anger mounts over the army’s handling…
CAIRO: Thousands of people chanted Tuesday for the downfall of Egypt’s military leader at a rally in Cairo, as anger mounts over the army’s handling…
20th June, 2011
Egypt’s ex-president Mubarak has cancer: lawyer
CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, whose trial on charges of ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters is due to start in August, has stomach…
CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, whose trial on charges of ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters is due to start in August, has stomach…
29th May, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood says won’t force Islamic law on Egypt
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood wants a diverse parliament after elections in September and is not seeking to impose Islamic law on Egypt, the head of…
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood wants a diverse parliament after elections in September and is not seeking to impose Islamic law on Egypt, the head of…
24th May, 2011
Egypt's Mubarak to be tried over protester deaths
CAIRO: Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak will stand trial on charges of conspiring in the deadly shootings of protesters during the uprising that ousted…
CAIRO: Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak will stand trial on charges of conspiring in the deadly shootings of protesters during the uprising that ousted…
14th May, 2011
Egypt revolt film at Cannes stirs anger at home
CANNES: A film about the Egyptian revolution to be shown at the Cannes festival has stirred anger at home for being partly filmed by directors…
CANNES: A film about the Egyptian revolution to be shown at the Cannes festival has stirred anger at home for being partly filmed by directors…
8th May, 2011
Egypt to use ‘iron hand’ to protect security
CAIRO: Egypt said on Sunday that it will use an “iron hand” to protect national security and will use anti-terror laws against those sowing unrest,…
CAIRO: Egypt said on Sunday that it will use an “iron hand” to protect national security and will use anti-terror laws against those sowing unrest,…
21st April, 2011
A new chance in Egypt for Islamic finance
DUBAI: Covered head-to-toe in a black abaya embroidered with red and yellow flowers, Amal Abbas waits for her turn to place a deposit at Cairo’s…
DUBAI: Covered head-to-toe in a black abaya embroidered with red and yellow flowers, Amal Abbas waits for her turn to place a deposit at Cairo’s…
10th April, 2011
Egypt prosecutor summons former president Mubarak
CAIRO: Egypt’s public prosecutor summonned ousted president Hosni Mubarak as part of investigations into the killing of protesters and embezzlement of public funds, the prosecutor…
CAIRO: Egypt’s public prosecutor summonned ousted president Hosni Mubarak as part of investigations into the killing of protesters and embezzlement of public funds, the prosecutor…
3rd March, 2011
Mubarak ally quits as Egyptian PM
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned unexpectedly Thursday, sparking celebrations from protesters who demand a purge of the remnants of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s…
CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned unexpectedly Thursday, sparking celebrations from protesters who demand a purge of the remnants of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s…
28th February, 2011
Egypt seizes Mubarak family funds
CAIRO: Egypt’s top prosecutor seized all the funds of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and his family on Monday and banned them from travel abroad, the…
CAIRO: Egypt’s top prosecutor seized all the funds of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and his family on Monday and banned them from travel abroad, the…
25th February, 2011
Rally keeps up reform pressure on Egypt’s leaders
CAIRO: Tens of thousands rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, trying to keep up pressure on Egypt’s military rulers to carry out reforms and…
CAIRO: Tens of thousands rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, trying to keep up pressure on Egypt’s military rulers to carry out reforms and…
17th February, 2011
US spy chiefs grilled over Muslim Brotherhood
WASHINGTON: Top US intelligence officials faced tough questions from lawmakers Wednesday over Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, acknowledging the spy agencies lack certainty on the opposition group’s…
WASHINGTON: Top US intelligence officials faced tough questions from lawmakers Wednesday over Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, acknowledging the spy agencies lack certainty on the opposition group’s…
