There wasn’t any pressure from Arab states on Cairo to discourage prosecution of former President Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military council said. Mubarak suffered a heart attack this month while being questioned about the killings of pro-democracy protesters. Several members … read more
UNKNOWN saboteurs bombed an Egyptian gas pipeline in Sinai at dawn on Wednesday, forcing authorities to cut supplies to neighbouring Israel and Jordan, a security official told AFP. The attack took place near the village of Al-Sabil in the El-Arish … read more
Egypt’s path toward a new democratic government is on steroids. This is troubling because there might not be enough time before the November elections for there to be an adequate variety of choice for its large and rather complex population. … read more
Before a popular revolt ousted Egypt’s autocratic president this year, it seemed certain that a film about the desperation of Cairo’s poor would never reach the country’s cinemas. The director of “Cairo Exit,” Hesham Issawi, said the film was banned … read more
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Most Egyptians are in favor of annulling a peace treaty with Israel, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday. The US-based think tank polled 1,000 adults throughout Egypt between March 24 and April 7, finding that only … read more
Nearly 200 people Monday afternoon gathered outside the Egyptian Radio and Television Union building on Cairo’s Nile Corniche to protest the prosecution of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who is currently being detained pending investigation into allegations of corruption and killing … read more
A Facebook poll conducted by the Egyptian Transportation Ministry has shown that the majority of respondents agree to changing the name of Cairo’s Mubarak subway station to “Shuhadaa” (Martyrs) station. According to the poll, administered by subway authorities, 3542 respondents … read more
Libya’s rebel national council has asked Egyptian authorities to stop Libyans based in Egypt trying to destabilize rebel-held eastern Libya and fund Muammar Qaddafi’s government, the head of the council said on Sunday. Mustafa Abdel Jalil accused Qaddafi’s cousin Ahmed … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak to be moved from his hospital in a Red Sea resort town to a military facility, the state news agency reported. Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud said Mr Mubarak was originally … read more