Cairo participates in global protests against Monsanto
Monsanto holds patents for 674 seed varieties, often suing small local farmers whose crops are cross-pollinated
Cairo Jazz Club brings bands together in El Fusion
The idea behind El Fusion is to bring together bands from different nationalities that play different types of music, resulting in four nights of mixed musical performances.
National Council for Human Rights releases report on “Al-Aqrab” prison
The council sent a delegation to inspect the infamous prison after receiving many complaints from prisoners
Salafi sheikh describes how the soldiers were released
The sheikh was contacted by one of the kidnappers on Wednesday
Power cuts instigate protests
Damietta residents block roads in front of Electric companies, a report holding Morsi and Qandil responsible for power cuts in Alexandria
Taliban launch major attack on downtown Kabul
Taliban launched a major attack close to an Afghan intelligence facility and the headquarters of a government force that protects foreign firms
Two arrests after UK fighter jets escort Pakistani plane
Police said the men were detained on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after the plane was diverted to Stansted airport outside London
Dozens protest in Tahrir Square
A group called the Association of the Victims of the Muslim Brotherhood's Rule had called for the protest
Yahoo! buys startup specializing in online games
Word that Yahoo! has bought Northern California-based PlayerScale came three days after it announced a $1.1bn deal to buy hip blogging service Tumblr