December 30, 2013
Egypt: Journalists Killed in Egypt in 2013
Biographies from the Committee to Protect Journalists of the media workers killed in Egypt in 2013: Read more »
Africa: Egypt One of Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists
Egypt has become one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists, says the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read more »
November 14, 2013
Africa: Africa Set for Final World Cup Knockout Games
Africans will know in the next five days who will represent them at the 2014 World Cup. Read more »
October 21, 2013
Egypt: Motorcycle Gunmen Kill Three at Wedding
Unknown assailants opened fire on a wedding ceremony at a Cairo church on Sunday, killing three people, including a 13-year-old girl, reports the online news service of Al Ahram… Read more »
October 10, 2013
Egypt: U.S. Withholds Military Aid From Egypt
The Obama administration has announced that it will withhold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of military and cash assistance to the Egyptian government until there is… Read more »
September 19, 2013
Egypt: General Killed As Police Storm Town
State media reported that an Egyptian police officer was shot dead, according to Reuters, in fighting outside Cairo. Security forces were reportedly trying to regain control over… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Egypt: Ousted President Mursi to Stand Trial
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi will be tried in a criminal court for “incitement to murder”, according to an AFP report. Read more »
August 19, 2013
Egypt: Court Orders Mubarak's Release
A Cairo criminal court accepted on Wednesday an appeal by former president Hosni Mubarak against a recent detention order he received, setting him free, reports Ahram Online. Read more »
August 14, 2013
Egypt: Bloodshed and Chaos After Authorities Break Up Sit-in
Dozens of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi are reported killed and hundreds arrested after security forces moved Wednesday to end a weeks-long standoff and cleared two… Read more »
July 14, 2013
Egypt: Former Ambassador to Washington Named Foreign Minister
Nabil Fahmy, a career diplomat who served as Egyptian ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2008, has agreed to serve as foreign minister in the interim government being put… Read more »
July 04, 2013
Egypt: Nation Swears In New President
Egypt's new leader took office on Thursday as leading Islamists were imprisoned in the wake of the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood-aligned administration. Read more »
July 03, 2013
Egypt: Army Overthrows Morsi, Calls New Elections
The Egyptian military deposed President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday night. Read more »
January 27, 2013
Egypt: Investigation Continues After Wild Poliovirus Is Detected
Nearly eight years after the World Health Organization declared Egypt polio free and two years after the last reported case, wild poliovirus has popped up in the capital,… Read more »
December 09, 2012
Egypt: Mursi Backs Down - Partially
President Mohamed Mursi has backed down in response to protests across Egypt and rescinded a November decree granting himself sweeping powers, but has refused to call off a… Read more »
December 06, 2012
Egypt: Several Dead in Egyptian Clashes
Six people were killed and 450 injured after clashes between protesters and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday night, reports Ahram Online from Cairo. Read more »
June 21, 2012
Egypt: Election Commission Delays Results of Run-Off Vote
Egypt's election commission is postponing the release of official results that were due today in a presidential election claimed by both candidates, as tension rose over who will… Read more »
February 02, 2012
Egypt: Days of Mourning Declared After Football Violence
The Egyptian parliament is due to hold an emergency session today in response to the violence that killed at least 74 people in Port Said, following a soccer match between premier… Read more »
August 11, 2011
Egypt: Nation At a Crossroads
"Is it enough for the King to become another citizen without any privileges, or would it be more salutary to chop off his head, so that people could watch the blood flow? - Milan… Read more »
July 05, 2011
Gambia: Guinean Student Suspected of Fomenting Uprising Released
Authorities in The Gambia late Tuesday released a Guinean anthropology student who had been arrested two months ago for "spreading revolutionary ideas" and threatening national… Read more »
June 29, 2011
Egypt: Protesters And Police Clash in Tahrir Square
Egyptian security forces have fired teargas at thousands of protesters, some of whom threw stones, in Cairo's Tahrir Square, reports Al Jazeera. Read more »
May 17, 2011
Egypt: Suzanne Mubarak to Hand Over Assets to State
Egyptian officials have reportedly stated that the wife of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has agreed to turn over assets to the state. A villa in Cairo along with some $3… Read more »
May 09, 2011
Egypt: Nation Issues 'Iron Hand' Warning after Violence
The government of Egypt has said that authorities would "strike with an iron hand all those who seek to tamper with the nation's security", after the cabinet held crisis talks… Read more »
April 13, 2011
Egypt: Mubarak's Sons Detained
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his sons have reportedly been detained and will remain in custody for the next 15 days ahead of an investigation into corruption and… Read more »
March 16, 2011
Libya: White House Defends Obama's No-Fly Zone Stance
Excerpts from a press briefing by White House press secretary Jay Carney in Washington on March 15: Read more »
February 19, 2011
Egypt: A New Tomorrow Dawns
Eva Haroun, who was in Tahrir Square on January 25 and on February 11 to witness both the start and the climax of Egypt's popular uprising, reports from Cairo on the euphoria of… Read more »