Detained blogger Maikel Nabil to be retried
CAIRO: A military court decided Tuesday to drop a three-year prison sentence handed down to Maikel Nabil, who he will be retried in another district. While lawyers and Nabil’s family…
Vatican prefect slams Cairo clashes as ‘senseless violence’
By AFP VATICAN CITY: The Congregation for Eastern Churches at the Vatican on Monday slammed as "senseless violence" the clashes in central Cairo that left 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, dead.…
Egypt gov’t denies report that Cabinet resigned
CAIRO: A spokesman for Egypt's interim government on Tuesday denied a report that the entire Cabinet had resigned. Al Jazeera television had carried a headline stating that the Prime Minister…
UN rights urges independent probe on Egypt clashes
By AFP GENEVA: The UN human rights office on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to ensure that any probes into clashes which killed 25 people, mostly Coptic Christians, be conducted in an…
Egypt’s deputy PM resigns due to Cabinet’s ‘incompetence’
By Reem Abdellatif CAIRO: Hazem El-Beblawi, Egypt’s deputy premier and finance minister, submitted his official resignation on Tuesday to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and the ruling military council, an official told…
Violence moves Olympic qualifiers out of Egypt
CAIRO: Egypt's football association says it has informed the Confederation of African Football that it cannot host an Olympic qualifying tournament because of a surge in violence in Cairo. EFA…
Shebeen El-Kom workers sit-in attacked, 12 arrested
CAIRO: Textile workers at Shebeen El-Kom said their sit-in was attacked by thugs early on Tuesday, which then prompted military police to crack down on the demonstrators, arresting 12 and…
Two-year-old girl dies after tear gas bomb thrown in hospital
CAIRO: A tear gas bomb that was thrown inside the Demerdash Hospital by the ex-husband of a nurse resulted in the death of a two-year-old girl, a source inside the…
Girl dies after tear gas bomb thrown in hospital
CAIRO: A tear gas bomb that was thrown inside the Demerdash Hospital by the ex-husband of a nurse resulted in the death of a two-year-old girl. The girl was on…
Political powers divided in Maspero aftermath
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Political powers failed to agree on a statement to issue in a press conference Monday in the wake of clashes between protesters and army forces, which left…