Security says to watch Cairo demo from afar
By AFP CAIRO: Security forces will watch a rally planned for Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square from a distance to avoid possible clashes, an official said, as Egypt's government warned…
Court upholds release of Suez police officers on bail
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: The Suez Criminal Court upheld Wednesday the release on bail of seven police officers charged with killing and injuring peaceful protester, rejecting an earlier request by…
Rights activist recommends security reforms to interior ministry
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) Gamal Eid presented Tuesday 32 recommendations to restructure and reform the Ministry of Interior at…
Cairo Conversation draws parallels between Egypt and South Africa
By Noah Rayman CAIRO: A restless nation is recovering from a successful popular movement to throw out the system and establish the beginnings of what everyone hopes to be a…
Free Egyptians Party attacks Muslim Brotherhood at launch conference
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: At a conference celebrating its recognition by the political parties committee, the Free Egyptians Party (FEP) launched a fierce criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and…
Agriculture ministry denies link between Egyptian seeds and E. coli
CAIRO: The Ministry of Agriculture released a statement Wednesday further denying the connection between Egyptian seeds and European E. coli outbreaks. “It could be related to different handling processes like…
Interior Ministry paid martyrs’ families to drop cases, claims lawyer
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: A lawyer representing the families of some martyrs in Alexandria told Daily News Egypt that the interior ministry has committed an illegal act by paying compensation…
HRW accuses Bahrain of ‘violent repression’
DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Bahrain of carrying out a "campaign of violent oppression" against its citizens and called for an end to abuses. Pro-reform protesters took to…
Lone boat heads to Gaza as flotilla stalls in Greece
JERUSALEM: A lone French yacht was on Wednesday headed for Gaza after sneaking out of Greek waters in defiance of a ban on the departure of aid ships aiming to…
Syria troops kill 22 in flashpoint Hama
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops killed at least 22 people in an assault on the flashpoint central city of Hama that prompted US calls for an immediate pullback, human rights activists said…