November 28
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Shura Council Urges Interior Ministry to Take Actions Against Bullying
Egypt Online
Shura Council Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy urged on Monday 26/11/2012 2012 Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin to take the necessary security measures to confront the thugs who are making... Read more »
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Government to Meet Demands of Sinai People
Egypt Online
A ministerial committee made up of ministers of education, irrigation, agriculture and public utilities visited Sinai on Monday 26/11/2012 and held meetings with chieftains and... Read more »
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The Constituent Declaration Is an Affront to Egypt [press release]
EOHR
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) rejects the constitutional declaration issued on November 22, 2012. The declaration came as a serious violation against the rule... Read more »
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EOHR Mourns the Demonstration Victims [press release]
EOHR
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) the political activist Gaber Salah, who died as a result of forcible handling of the protesters commemorating Mohamed Mahmud... Read more »
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A Member of the Popular Coalition Has Died Due to Suffocation [press release]
HRInfo
"Fathi Ghareeb" a member of the popular coalition from Matrya has died due to suffocation of the density of the gas which launched on morning in Tahrir square. Then he was... Read more »
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HRInfo
ANHRI condemns the decision of the Shoura council to oust Gamal Abdulrahim from his post as "Editor in Chief" to "Gomohria" newspaper and to appoint "Sayed Babaly" in his place in... Read more »
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HRInfo
Zinhom court of appeal issued a decision to refuse the request of public prosecution to appeal the decision of releasing the defendants who are accused of incinerating Al-Jazeera... Read more »
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Egypt's Executive, Judiciary Meet Over Controversial Presidential Decree
Cameroon Tribune
President Mohammed Mursi signed a decree last week granting himself sweeping powers. Read more »
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Antiquities Ministry - Byzantine Coins Found
Egypt Online
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the discovery of two ancient coins dating back to the Byzantine era at Tel Kuf al-Ghurf, Mahmoudiya, in Beheira Governorate. Read more »
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Interior Ministry - Committed to Securing Facilities
Egypt Online
The Interior Ministry asserted on Monday 26/11/2012 its commitment to securing all facilities as well as its respect for the right of peaceful demonstration. Read more »
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Azhar Imam - Heavenly Religions Principles Can Solve Problems Facing Mankind
Egypt Online
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb had talks on Monday 26/11/2012 with visiting Italian Minister for International Cooperation and Integration Andrea Riccardi. Read more »
November 27
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Thousands Mourn Youth Activist
Aswat Masriya
Thousands of protesters marched to Tahrir Square on Monday to commemorate the death of activist Gaber Salah (Gika) who was a member of the April 6 youth movement. Read more »
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Egypt Arrests 348 in Cairo Police Confrontations
Aswat Masriya
Egypt has arrested 348 people in scuffles between police and protesters, head of Cairo security said on Tuesday, adding that convicts and ex-convicts were among the defendants. Read more »
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Judges Reject Mursi's Presidential Decree
Aswat Masriya
Egypt's Judges Club denounced on Tuesday the presidential statement on the strife induced by President Mohamed Mursi's recent constitutional decree, describing the decree as... Read more »
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New Scuffles Near Tahrir Square
Aswat Masriya
Scuffles between security forces and protesters resumed on Tuesday by Omar Makram Mosque near Tahrir Square. Read more »
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Aswat Masriya
The Supreme Judicial Council - Egypt's highest judicial authority - convened an urgent meeting on Tuesday to discuss a constitutional decree issued by President Mohamed Mursi. Read more »
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New Law May Bring Some Accountability but Invites Abuse of Freedoms [press release]
HRW
President Mohamed Morsy's Constitutional Declaration granting his decrees and laws immunity from judicial review even if they violate human rights until mid-2013 undermines the... Read more »
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Egypt Arrests 329 in Mohamed Mahmoud Scuffles
Aswat Masriya
Egypt has arrested 329 "troublemakers" in scuffles between police and protesters, a security source said on Monday, adding that legal measures are being taken against the... Read more »
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Egypt Presidency Orders Investigation in Recent Deaths
Aswat Masriya
The president's office asked Egypt's prosecution on Monday to swiftly reveal its investigation results of the recent events that the country has witnessed and refer those... Read more »
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Facebook Campaign Reveals Arab Women Struggle
Aswat Masriya
A Facebook page that goes by the name "The Uprising of Women in the Arab World" launched a two-week campaign on Sunday to expose the suffering of women. Read more »
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U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Egypt [document]
State Department
Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing: Read more »
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Protesters Head to Tahrir to Protest Mursi's Decree
Aswat Masriya
Cairo's Tahrir Square witnessed on Tuesday afternoon an increase in the number of protesters rallying to express outrage against President Mohamed Mursi's recent decree. Read more »
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Ministry of Health - 444 Injured in Egypt's Police-Civilian Confrontations
Aswat Masriya
Egypt's Ministry of Health announced that the number of injuries in recent scuffles has reached 444 people and one death in Cairo and another in Damanhour. Read more »
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U.S. Embassy in Cairo Halts Services On Tuesday
Aswat Masriya
The United States embassy in Cairo said on Monday that it will terminate its operations on Tuesday for security reasons. Read more »
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Telkom and 3 Others Represent Kenya in Bulawayo Tourney
The Star
Kenya will be represented by four clubs at the Africa Club hockey Championships planned for next month in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Read more »
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