Cairo: Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Egypt's presidential election has reached out to assure women and Christians that he would guarantee their rights if elected in an effort to broaden his support base before a tight run-off vote on June 16. The Islamist candidate, will go head to head with runner-up Ahmed Shafiq, a former military man widely seen as the standard bearer of the regime of Hosni...
12:58 AM, May 30, 2012
Cairo: A group of unruly protesters ransacked and set ablaze the campaign headquarters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Cairo, after the Election Commission announced that Hosni Mubarak's the last prime minister made it into a run off vote with an Islamist rival. Around 400 people arrived from the direction of Tahrir Square shouting slogans against remnants of the former regime on May 28 night. They broke into the...
11:49 AM, May 29, 2012
Cairo: The two apparent survivors in Egypt's presidential race tried to gather support on Sunday from voters dismayed at what many see as a painful second-round choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to Hosni Mubarak's era. Both men are seeking to soften those images, lay claim to the mantle of the "revolution" that toppled Mubarak 15 months ago, and appeal to the many Egyptians who picked more centrist...
03:23 AM, May 28, 2012
Cairo: Thousands of protesters have gathered in Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, demanding that Egypt's ruling military council hand over power to civilians. Rival political parties of Islamists and liberal youth groups joined ranks despite months of bitter disputes and accusations. Protesters chanted, "down with military rule." Islamists captured nearly 70 per cent of parliament seats in last year's elections. They have stayed away from most street protests, hoping for accommodation...
05:56 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The technological advancement happened during last two decades has given impetus to the idea of short film making in India. Unfortunately, the Indian film market is still not favourable for short films unlike western markets where certain studios release short films for commercial purposes. However, the 'not so good' circumstances have failed to curb down the indomitable spirit of Indian short filmmakers. Ashish Dubey is one such short...
11:15 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Cairo: Christians gathered on Sunday to pay final respects to Pope Shenouda III, who sought to soothe sectarian tension in his four decades atop Egypt's Orthodox Church but saw increasing flareups in the majority Muslim nation in the last months of his life. Friction has worsened since President Hosni Mubarak, who suppressed Islamists, was ousted last year. Since then Shenouda, who died on Saturday aged 88, often called for harmony...
04:14 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Cairo: Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has told the court trying him for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that he is saddened by what he calls the "baseless" claims against him. Mubarak's remarks were made in a memo submitted to the court yesterday, and published in the Tahrir newspaper on Thursday. Lawyers confirmed that Mubarak had presented a letter to the court, but did not...
03:14 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Cairo: The fate of Egypt's former strongman Hosni Mubarak will be decided on June 2, with the Egyptian court conducting his trial setting the final date for verdict after the ousted president turned down a last chance to speak in its final session on Wednesday. The prosecution has called for death penalty for Mubarak, who was Egypt's most powerful man for over 30 years until a mass revolution overturned his...
05:07 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Cairo: Egypt refused to back down on Wednesday in a dispute with the US over Cairo's crackdown on nonprofit groups despite Washington's threats to cut aid, while the military deployed troops to the nation's streets after a surge in violence and protests against its rule. Egypt's official MENA news agency said the army was deploying more troops to reinforce the police, restore security and state "prestige." The move comes in...
01:19 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Ireland, The United States has said it was "deeply concerned" at the news that dozens of activists including 19 Americans could go on trial in Egypt over the alleged illegal funding of aid groups. "We have seen media reports that judicial officials in Egypt intend to forward a number of cases involving US-funded NGOs to the Cairo criminal court," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. "We are deeply concerned by...
11:50 AM, Feb 06, 2012
Cairo: Egyptian officials say Hosni Mubarak will shortly be moved to a prison hospital as soon as the facility is upgraded to house the 83-year-old former president. The officials said on Sunday the hospital in Tora prison in Cairo will be upgraded in 'record time', but that there is no set date for the move. Since his arrest last April, Mubarak has been held in custody first at a hospital...
09:49 PM, Feb 05, 2012
In January 2011 we saw images of hope and the rise of people power in Egypt's Tahrir Square. The crowds pushed President Mubarak out then, but a year later the protestors are still there. Has the promise of the Arab Spring faded? ...
10:30 PM, Feb 04, 2012
There seems to be no end in sight to tensions in Egypt with the protesters now demanding an end to the country's military rule. ...
08:46 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Cairo: Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people on Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the violence. The bloodshed - which comes as security has been steadily deteriorating - threatened to plunge the country into a new crisis nearly a year after a popular uprising forced former leader Hosni...
02:23 AM, Feb 03, 2012
At a small gathering of top Indian executives and management professionals in Bangalore this December, Egyptian blogger and spokesman for the "April 6 movement" Waleed ...
01:49 PM, Feb 02, 2012
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