CAIRO, April 22, 2012 Egypt’s Islamist and secular forces are seeking to re-launch the street uprising against the country’s ruling military, packing Cairo’s Tahrir Square with tens of thousands of protesters in the biggest rally in months and accusing the generals of manipulating upcoming presidential elections to preserve their power. But attempts by organizers of the Friday protest to form a united front against the military were blocked by competing agendas. The ...
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Cairo, April 22, 2012 The head of Egypt’s armed forces today rejected accusations that the military is throwing its weight behind a candidate in next month’s presidential elections a day after thousands of people demonstrated against the ruling generals. The statement from Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who leads the military council that has ruled Egypt since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster last year, came a day after tens of thousands of Egyptians packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square ...
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Cairo, April 15, 2012 Egypt’s election commission On Saturday disqualified 10 presidential hopefuls, including Hosni Mubarak’s former spy chief and fundamentalist Islamists, from contesting in a surprise decision that left a field of moderates in the race for the country’s first post-revolutionary leader. The elimination of the three most powerful and controversial candidates could go in two directions with just weeks to go before the vote, observers said. It could plunge ...
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Cairo, March 20, 2012 Pope Shenouda III, the charismatic patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt for 4 decades who expanded its presence world over and worked to keep peace between the Christians and Muslims at home, has died at the age of 88 after battling liver and lung problems for years. The Pope died on Saturday, amid rising fears for Egypt’s 10 million Coptic Christians, who feel increasingly vulnerable in the wake of attacks on churches by hard-line Islamists ...
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CAIRO, March 16, 2012 Egypt’s top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people with murder and negligence in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said. At least 74 people were killed in the February 1, 2012 riot, the world’s worst soccer-related disaster in 15 years. Those charged include nine police officers and two minors. Among the police officers are Maj. Gen. Issam Samak, who was Port Said’s chief of security at the time ...
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CAIRO, March 3, 2012 India has begun to reboot its relations with Egypt, which is stirring out of the dormancy of the Mubarak-era, and is looking for new friends and allies to fulfill its ambitions of emerging as an independent regional heavyweight. The External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna is leading this effort of exploring the full depth of possibilities of establishing a robust relationship with Egypt. The context of the visit is significant. Once “soul mates” ...
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CAIRO, March 3, 2012 India has begun to reboot its relations with Egypt, which is stirring out of the dormancy of the Mubarak-era, and is looking for new friends and allies to fulfill its ambitions of emerging as an independent regional heavyweight. The External Affairs Minister, S.M. Krishna is leading this effort of exploring the full depth of possibilities of establishing a robust relationship with Egypt. The context of the visit is significant. Once “soul mates” ...
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DUBAI, February 4, 2012 A patchwork of angry protests against Egypt's military rulers that began on Thursday following the killing of at least 74 football fans in Port Said, overnight funnelled into a giant wave of dissent that descended on the Interior Ministry, the icon of state power in Cairo. Clashes with the security forces at Port Said and outside the Interior Ministry had killed four people and injured over a thousand. Most were victims of frenzied firing of ...
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A bloodbath at a football stadium in the Egyptian city of Port Said has triggered cascading protests against the ruling military authorities and the security forces, which are being accused of plotting the tragedy. At least 74 people were killed and hundreds wounded when a large group of spectators wielding knives, sticks and clubs, and apparently backing the winning Al Masry club from the host city, attacked supporters of the rival Al Ahly team, which had travelled from Cairo. ...
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Cairo, February 2, 2012 Riots that broke out after a football match in northern Egypt left at least 74 people dead, the Health Ministry said. About 1,000 people were injured Wednesday when fans of the home side, al—Masri, stormed the field seconds after their side won the match 3—1 in Port Said and attacked players from the visiting Cairo—based al—Ahli team. Those caught up in the violence accused police of standing by while the mayhem erupted around them.Those killed ...
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CAIRO, January 24, 2012 It was a raucous beginning for Egypt’s first democratically elected parliament in 60 years. Islamist lawmakers added religious references to the oath of office. Liberal lawmakers improvised too, adding a pledge to protect the “revolution” that ousted Hosni Mubarak. Some wore scarves with words protesting military trials for civilians. Shouting matches erupted. Hundreds massed outside, calling on the ruling generals to step down. And millions ...
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Cairo, May 21, 2011 (AP) Families of the victims pushed down security barricades as they tried to rush into the courtroom on Saturday north of Cairo. Inside, families shouted "Butcher!" at el—Adly. An Egyptian court has postponed the trial of the country’s former interior minister and four of his top aides accused in the deadly shooting of protesters after families of the victims tried to force their way into the courtroom. Habib el—Adly is the highest—ranking former regime ...
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Cairo, April 22, 2011 (PTI) Expressing the desire to provide electoral assistance to Egypt, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has said India will provide electronic voting machines (EVMs) to the North African nation, which is gearing up for a democratic process after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Mr. Quraishi, accompanied by a five-member team, is on a five-day visit to Egypt to apprise top officials in the country about India’s electoral system and the usage of ...
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CAIRO: Declaring that no one is above law, Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Tuesday said that legal steps were underway to probe veracity of charges of corruption and excesses against toppled president Hosni Mubarak. Responding to the statement by Mubarak that he and his family were not guilty of corruption, Sharaf said, "no one is above law" and anyway the legal steps are "underway". In his maiden address to the people, live on TV, the new prime minister apologised for a violent ...
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Cairo, April 9, 2011 Egypt’s Health Ministry says one person was killed and 71 injured after the army charged into a central Cairo square to disperse a protest. Hundreds of soldiers stormed the square, beating protesters with sticks and firing volleys of gunfire in the early hours of the morning to disperse a demonstration carried over from the night before. After the soldiers withdrew, protesters reoccupied the square, armed themselves with makeshift weapons and sealed off the ...
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CAIRO, March 19, 2011 The nationwide referendum is the first major test of the country’s transition to democracy after a popular uprising overthrew President Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian rule on February 11. Eager for their first taste of a free vote in decades, Egyptians formed long lines outside polling centers on Saturday to cast their ballots on a package of constitutional amendments sponsored by the ruling military. The nationwide referendum is the first major test of the ...
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Cairo, March 16, 2011 First highest level American leader to visit Egypt after the recent uprising, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today extended Washington's full support in the nation's march towards full-fledged democracy. On a tour to revive U.S. contacts with new regimes sprouting in the Arab region, Ms. Clinton described the largest Arab country as the "new Egypt" telling cheering crowds that "this moment history belongs to you". "Today, Egypt is rising. Egypt, the ...
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Cairo, March 10, 2011 In a sign of how much security has broken down, the pitched battles - the deadliest in years - went on for nearly four hours on Tuesday night as both sides fought with guns, knives and clubs. Army troops fired in the air to disperse the crowds to no avail. Clashes this week between Muslims and Christians in Egypt that killed 13 and wounded 140 have deepened a sense of chaos as the police and ruling military struggle to maintain order barely a month after a popular ...
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07 Mar 2011 Egypt's new prime minister and his cabinet have been sworn in by the country's military rulers. Egyptian state television on Monday showed members of the government taking their oath before Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's armed forces supreme council. Headed by Essam Sharaf, the prime minister, the cabinet includes new faces in the key foreign, interior and justice ministries. Sharaf was appointed on Thursday after protests against the presence of ...
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Mar. 07, 2011 Egyptian judicial officials say a court has rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against an order by the country's top prosecutor to seize their funds. Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years, stepped down Feb. 11 at the end of 18 days of massive protests demanding his ouster. He, his wife, two sons and their wives have also been banned from travel abroad. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not ...
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