Tens of thousands mark revolution’s first anniversary in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA: Tens of thousands of protesters in Alexandria marked the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 uprising as five marches met in front of Al-Qeddesine Church chanting against military rule.…
Unmet revolution goals, retribution unites Shoubra’s Copts, Muslims
CAIRO: Thousands of Muslim and Coptic protesters marched from Shoubra to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, raising pictures of the martyrs who lost their lives during the January…
Egypt lifting state of emergency leaves experts wary
CAIRO: The partial lifting of Egypt's decades-old state of emergency has been met with a frosty reception by experts and rights groups, for whom the move is cosmetic and leaves…
Sayeda Zeinab residents refuse to join march
CAIRO: A number of protesters who gathered in Sayeda Zeinab early Wednesday failed to convince the neighborhood’s residents to join the march that was en route to Tahrir Square to…
‘Adaptation,’ ‘pressure’ explain contradictions in SCAF’s media discourse
CAIRO: A military general salutes the martyrs on Feb. 11. The same general wags a threatening finger at protesters in July in a scene that best describes the radical transformation…
In cities across Egypt, protests mark Jan. 25 anniversary
CAIRO: Thousands of protesters across the country marked the first anniversary of Jan. 25 by demonstrating and chanting against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), demanding a…
Honor the heroes
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Some causes are worth dying for. None are worth killing for. The nation’s psyche swirls in pools of anger and guilt, innocence, righteousness, contempt, remorse and sorrow.…
Crossroads: The Egyptian revolution, one year on (Part 1)
By Philip Whitfield "The Egyptian voices will be heard, and if not heard, it will be only because the blood already shed has not been enough…" With these words, Saad Zaghloul,…
A year on, have we lost the plot?
By Rania Al Malky First there was Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, then came Libya’s bloody war, Syria’s ongoing crimes against humanity, Yemen’s forgotten struggle. And somewhere in between there was and continues…
Bomb scare grounds Egypt-Libya flight: airport
By AFP CAIRO: Egyptian authorities grounded a Libyan Airlines flight on Wednesday after an attendant found a suspected bomb in a toilet on the aircraft, airport officials told AFP. Tripoli-bound…