Blogging Egypt’s Sissi is not Moving toward Democracy Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Egypt’s new deputy prime minister and de facto strongman, has called on Egyptians to…
Egypt News Egypt Police Must Protect Protesters on All Sides – Amnesty International Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 Security forces must do more to protect protesters from violent attack and avoid the use of excessive force against…
Egypt News UN Chief Calls for “Maximum Restraint” by All Sides in Egypt Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged all the parties in Egypt "to act with maximum restraint" and…
MENA News Hamas Shuts Al Arabiya, Other Media Offices in Gaza Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas closed the offices of three media companies, including the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya…
Egypt News Egypt Braces for Rival Rallies, Army Signals Crackdown Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the…
Egypt News Egypt Military Signals Tougher Tactics: Facebook Page Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 The Egyptian army is ready to turn its guns on anyone carrying out "black violence and terrorism" after protests…
Egypt News Deposed Egyptian President Faces Murder, Kidnapping Charges: Report Yomna Yasser Jul 26, 2013 0 Egyptian authorities have detained President Mohamed Morsi for 15 days over an array of accusations, including…
Egypt News Brotherhood Leader Urges Peaceful ‘Stand’ against ‘Coup’ Yomna Yasser Jul 25, 2013 0 On the eve of rival protests possibly presaging a wider crackdown on the Islamists, the leader of Egypt's Muslim…
Egypt News Egypt’s Abol Fotouh Warns Against Army-Called Rally Yomna Yasser Jul 25, 2013 0 The Egyptian army's call for rallies on Friday risks triggering violence, the party led by former Islamist…
EGX Egypt Stocks Lose EGP5 bln Rattled by Mounting Unrest Concerns Yomna Yasser Jul 24, 2013 0 Driven by the escalated turmoil in Egypt alongside the country’s army chief’s calls for staging rallies against…