Posts Tagged ‘ Egypt ’

"Egypt's top reform leader criticized the country's military rulers Sunday as having too much power and no experience governing, expressing the frustration of many a week after more than 20 Christians were killed when the military broke up their protest in Cairo with force. Mohamed ElBaradei also criticized Egyptian state TV's role in the deadly clashes last Sunday night, saying it lied and instigated violence." (10/16/11)

"Egypt's military rulers blamed Christian protesters and 'enemies of the revolution' on Wednesday for triggering the clashes that left 26 dead, almost all of them Christians. The accusation was sure to enflame the fury within and beyond the Christian community over the worst violence since Hosni Mubarak's ouster." (10/12/11)

"Flames lit up downtown Cairo, where massive clashes raged Sunday, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the worst sectarian violence since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February. The rioting lasted late into the night, bringing out a deployment of more than 1,000 security forces and armored vehicles to defend the state television building along the Nile, where the trouble began." (10/09/11)

"Egypt's caretaker military government announced Wednesday that the emergency law that allows it to jail people without charges and try civilians before military courts will not be lifted until the middle of next year. The announcement angered political activists and human rights advocates, who warned that continuation of emergency rule ran counter to the goals of the movement that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February and could threaten campaigning for parliamentary elections, now expected to be held in November." (09/29/11)

"Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday turned up the pressure on the country's military rulers to change a disputed new election law, even holding out the possibility of a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections unless the bill is amended. In a statement posted on the website of the Brotherhood's political arm, the group demanded the law be changed to allow party lists to contest all of the seats in parliament, including those currently allocated to only to individual candidates." (09/28/11)

"The historic trial of Egypt's former leader Hosni Mubarak came to an abrupt halt yesterday after a revolt by attorneys for the families of victims killed in the uprising against him, who declared that they had lost faith in the judges hearing the case. The victims' attorneys filed a motion asking for new judges after what they described as the court's outrageous displays of bias during testimony yesterday by Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi." (09/25/11)

"Egyptian army units and security forces raided several homes in the northern Sinai peninsula Monday, killing one suspected militant and arresting 4 others, security officials said. The raids are part of a major operation against al-Qaida-inspired militants in Sinai who have taken advantage the security vacuum in the area following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak's in February to launch increasingly brazen attacks on police patrols and a key pipeline that carries natural gas to Jordan and Israel." (08/15/11)

"Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak,hospitalised since April and due to stand trial in August, is in a coma, his lawyer said on Sunday, although the state news agency MENA cited a hospital official as denying the report. ... Another medical source told Reuters that Mubarak, 83, occasionally slipped into a coma but his condition was stable. Mubarak's condition has been subject to frequent speculation in the Egyptian media, gaining momentum before his August 3 trial." (07/17/11)