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Articles of the author Tony Gamal Gabriel
Egypt's dailies accuse 'terrorist' Brotherhood of plotting Mansoura blast
Despite inconclusive investigations' lack of evidence as yet, Wednesday banner headlines of Egypt's daily newspapers accuse Muslim Brotherhood of standing behind the Mansoura terror attack The Wednesday morning banner headlines of Egypt's daily (...)

25 - 12 - 2013
'Tahrir Doctors' co-founder elected sec-gen of Egyptian doctors union
Veteran rights activist Dr Mona Mina was elected doctors union secretary-general on Thursday, becoming the first woman and Christian to hold the post. A broad coalition of non-Muslim Brotherhood candidates won a majority on the union's board. A (...)

19 - 12 - 2013
Egyptian media urge voters to back constitution
In Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, a new billboard has gone up, calling on Egyptians to take part in the upcoming constitutional referendum. And although it does not explicitly encourage bystanders to vote yes to the amended charter, the wording of (...)

18 - 12 - 2013
Severe sentences for Alexandria female protesters spark Egypt outcry
The severe jail sentences handed down by an Alexandria Misdemeanour Court to 21 female Islamist protesters in the Mediterranean city has sparked outrage in Egypt. In a particularly harsh ruling, the court slammed 14 female protesters with 11 years (...)

28 - 11 - 2013
Egyptian interior ministry authorises Wednesday protest
Interior ministry sources say the ministry has approved a request by activists to hold a demonstration in central Cairo -- the first such authorisation since the issuing of a controversial law on Sunday which requires that all protests receive prior (...)

27 - 11 - 2013
Egypt's security forces, activists clash as protest law takes effect
Police forces dispersed another Tuesday protest in Cairo's downtown 30 minutes after it commenced, arresting tens of activists after using water cannons and teargas, two days after a new controversial protest law was issued. Activists Mona Seif and (...)

26 - 11 - 2013
Egyptian journalists launch new watchdog against torture
'Journalists against torture,' a new body aimed at denouncing the torture and mistreatment of Egyptian journalists at the hands of the authorities, was launched Tuesday. The founding statement of the group was signed by 60 journalists working across (...)

06 - 11 - 2013
Islamists using attacks against Copts in Egypt's power struggle: Analysts
Guests were waiting outside the church for the arrival of the bride when two gunmen riding a motorcycle drove by and opened fire on them. Four people died in the attack, including two young girls aged eight and twelve. Eighteen others were (...)

25 - 10 - 2013
More violence likely in Egypt as political deadlock remains unsolved
After weeks of relative calm, Egypt plunged into violence once again on 6 October as the country celebrated its national holiday marking the 1973 war with Israel, igniting fears over further bloodshed in the turmoil-stricken country. Fifty-seven (...)

11 - 10 - 2013
After Maspero: Have Egypt's Christians reconciled with the military?
As Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III praised Egypt's military rulers at Christmas mass in January 2012, Christian youth chanted “down with military rule” from the back of the Cathedral. Sitting in the first row were several members of the Supreme (...)

09 - 10 - 2013
Obama adjusts position to new realities in Egypt: Analysts
For the first time since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi on 3 July, US President Barack Obama roundly admitted the former Egyptian president was "unwilling or unable to govern in a way that was fully inclusive." In his address to the UN on Tuesday, the (...)

25 - 09 - 2013
Egypt slides to 110 in ease of doing business ranking
CAIRO: Egypt fell two places in the ease of doing business ranking, sliding to 110th place from 108 in 2011. Entitled "Doing Business 2012: Doing business in a more transparent world," the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) annual report, (...)

23 - 10 - 2011
Water, technology experts brainstorm for solutions at Water Hackathon
CAIRO: Water and technology experts came together to brainstorm for ideas and create solutions to local water challenges in the first Water Hackathon held at the American University in Cairo by its Desert Development Center in cooperation with the (...)

23 - 10 - 2011
Freight federation convenes in Cairo for world congress meetings
CAIRO: Experts convening at the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) agreed that investing in the freight sector is key to boosting Egypt's economy in a conference held in Cairo. In a country whose ports allow (...)

20 - 10 - 2011
Tunisians in Egypt gear up for own historic elections
CAIRO: Tunisians in Egypt are caught in the election fever sweeping the country as they gear up for their own historic elections since former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali was toppled. "I am getting to know the different political parties, (...)

18 - 10 - 2011
HSBC report sees bright trade future for Egypt as deficit narrows
CAIRO: Egypt's economic situation should stabilize on the long-term, according to a trade forecast published last week by HSBC Bank. The next 15 years will witness the rise of the Egyptian economy on the international scene, along with many other (...)

17 - 10 - 2011
Telecom Egypt employees say to continue strike
CAIRO: Employees of Telecom Egypt (TE) protested Monday outside the company's headquarters on Ramses Street, saying they will be on strike until their demands are met. The protest followed a court upheld the prosecution's decision to keep five (...)

17 - 10 - 2011
Rights group slams car-ramming students at Mansoura University
CAIRO: The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) described on Sunday the car-ramming of a student protest by a university dean in the Delta city of Mansoura as a "criminal act ", adding that "nothing justifies it.” On (...)

16 - 10 - 2011
Rights group blames authorities for Marinab church attack
CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemned the attack on a church in Marinab late last month, blaming the authorities for not dealing with the sectarian tension in the village in a report issued last week. Entitled "The (...)

09 - 10 - 2011
Questions loom over Aswan church attack
CAIRO: The attack on a church in the southern city of Marinab, a few kilometers from Edfu, last week, remains shrouded in mystery as around 4000 protesters continue their sit-in in front of the governorate's headquarters in Aswan. While Aswan's (...)

06 - 10 - 2011
Protesters denounce crackdown on media
CAIRO: Tens of protesters gathered Wednesday in front of the Journalists' Syndicate, demonstrating against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' "violation of freedom of speech." "We are here to ask for the complete freedom of Egyptian (...)

06 - 10 - 2011
Egyptians struggle to remain optimistic in transition period
CAIRO: Nearly eight months after an uprising toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, most Egyptians are struggling to remain optimistic about their transition to democracy, with the current instability causing some to express a feeling of resentment (...)

04 - 10 - 2011
Egypt's Copts threaten to boycott elections
CAIRO: Lawyer and head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Naguib Gobrael said Sunday that Copts may resort to boycotting the coming parliamentary elections in protest at their mistreatment. The press conference was held at the union's (...)

02 - 10 - 2011
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