Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2011
Minia's public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the arrest of three Muslims accused of involvement in sectarian clashes that have been taking place in the Upper Egypt governorate for four days.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2011
Political forces calling for a mass demonstration on Friday under the slogan of "For the Love of Egypt" declined Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s request to postpone the demonstration so as to avoid possible clashes.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2011
National powers, liberal and leftists parties as well as social, Coptic and Sufīs movements are holding a press conference today (August 8, 2011) in the Hilton Ramses Hotel, to announce the details and facts of Friday of 'Egypt the Civil'.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2011
Free Egyptians Party founder Naguib Sawiris rejected calls for a million-man protest Friday in response to a mass protest by Islamists on 29 July.
“I don’t believe there’s a reason for a new million-man protest by national liberal forces or Sufis,” he wrote on Twitter on Sunday, calling for...
Date of source: الجمعة, تموز (يوليو) 1, 2011
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tentatively welcomed negotiations with the Muslim Brotherhood group.
Clinton clarified that it is in the interest of the United States to engage with all parties that are peaceful and committed to non-violence
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Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 3, 2011
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The Azhar and the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church have rejected the idea of the post of a U.S. special envoy to the Middle East and Central Asia for the affairs of religious minorities.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2011
Pope Shenouda III, the head of Coptic Orthodox Church, and other priests are thinking of canceling this year's iftar celebration due to recent upheavals in Egypt. However, Salib Matta Sawiris, a Coptic Orthodox priest, is against the idea for Egyptians have to unite in order to avoid a division of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 2, 2011
While police arrested 111 protestors in Tahrir square, the civilians fought back with stones and even knives.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2011
Military police, Central Security Forces and civilian supporters forcibly opened Tahrir Square to traffic Monday afternoon, tearing down tents and dispersing a sit-in protest that began on 8 July.
One freelance journalist tried to take a picture of the scene with her cell phone, but she was...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 1, 2011
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a draft of a law to create the position of a special envoy to support the rights of religious minorities in the Middle East and Asia with Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as top priority. The draft was approved by a majority of 402 to 20.
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