Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2012
[Editor: Susan is a former full-time editor of Arab-West Report who has lived since February 2009 in Hurghada]
Many sectors throughout Egypt suffered greatly as a result of the 2011 Revolution. Perhaps the hardest hit however, was the tourism industry. Beach towns that were in former years...
Date of source: Monday, August 1, 2011
Major General Mansūr al-'Īsawī, Minister of the Interior, hasreceived a letter from state prosecutor ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd, requesting former PresidentHusnīMubārak to appear in court tomorrow.
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Tomorrow, on August 3, former Egyptian president, Husni Mubarak, his sons, Alaa and Gamal, and eight other individuals related to the government are to face trial for killing protestors during the revolution.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Cairo Court of Appeals has said that the trial of former President Husnī Mubārak and former Minister of the Interior Habīb al-‘Ādlī, may be held in Sharm al-Shaykh hospital, depending on the discretion of the Criminal Court. This has raised concern in Sharm el-Sheikh about high security risks...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Rūbīr al-Fāris writes about Pope Shenouda's visit to the Heavenly (al-Samā'yīn) Cathedral in Sharm al-Shaykh Friday December 10, 2010; the pope talked about the importance of churches in planting virtues and human values.
On Sunday December 12, 2010, the pope inaugurated Cathedral's alters and...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nearly three weeks after the attack, AWR's Hānī Hamdī gives a roundup of the Thursday stories in Egyptian newspapers dealing with the explosion at the Church of the Two Saints in Alexandria, Egypt...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reports that a summit of Arab leaders is being held at the resort town of Sharm al-Shaykh in order to officially reject Western interference in sovereign Egyptian affairs.
The report comes in light of recent statements made by the European Union, Vatican, and various other...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Experts at the Organization of Islamic Conference held their second meeting in Jeddah to presume discussions about establishing what they call the “peace-preserving administration.” While some of the members approved the idea, many did not show enthusiasm.
The final report will be discussed in the ...
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2008
Rose al-Yūsuf reports about the Jehovah Witnesses movement in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
A Christian 25-year old man converts to Islam and alleges that his family want to kill him.