Suez Canal working as normal: canal official
CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal was working as normal on Monday, Ahmed Al-Manakhi, a member of the canal authority's board of directors who is also responsible for traffic, told Reuters.…
Egypt wheat shipments, sales continue normally
CAIRO: Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, said on Monday grain cargoes were arriving at ports as scheduled and wheat was reaching points of sale to ordinary Egyptians. Egypt has…
Civilians watch over neighborhoods in Egypt chaos
By Marjorie Olster /AP CAIRO: When Egypt’s police melted from the streets of Cairo this weekend, the people stepped in. Civilians armed with knives, axes, golf clubs, firebombs, metal bars…
Protesters’ death toll to rise, say human rights groups
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Human rights groups said Monday that the death toll of the victims of current protests is expected to increase as many severe injuries were reported, estimating…
Opposition groups divided on ElBaradei
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Mohamed ElBaradei announced to the protestors in Tahrir square on Sunday night that opposition groups had delegated him to form a temporary national unity government and…
Local economy struggles as political unrest enters day seven
By Sarah Daoud and Christopher Le Coq CAIRO: Throughout Egypt, small businesses are staying surprisingly optimistic in spite of the uncertainty surrounding the political arena and the ubiquitous security vacuum…
Women mourn killed protesters at Moustafa Mahmoud square
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: A few dozen women protested Monday afternoon at Moustafa Mahmoud square in Mohandiseen to mark the death of about 100 protesters last Friday. “We are here…
50 referred to military prosecution, says law center
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Fifty people, including a member of the Kefaya Movement for Change, were referred to the military prosecution and are being interrogated there, according to the Hisham…
Jimmy Carter: Unrest in Egypt ‘earth-shaking’
By AP PLAINS: Former President Jimmy Carter, who brokered a peace accord between Israel and Egypt in 1978, on Sunday called the political unrest and rioting in Egypt earth-shaking and…
Letter to Daily News Egypt: The world is watching
By Concerned US citizens As a concerned American citizen, I’ve been watching closely the events unfolding in Egypt and here are some of my thoughts: 1) I understand it is…