Latest in Tag: alexandria Highlight
Latest in Tag: alexandria
Getting in the way: politics and doing business in Egypt
“If it bleeds, it leads.” That news industry fundamental is Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou’s October 7 morning business challenge. The leading stories by news agencies all over the world about the clashes that erupted in Cairo and other parts of Egypt on 6 October, Armed Forces Day, make his job more difficult. The repeated …
Bollywood returns to Egyptian cinemas
After 25 years the best of new Indian movies will be screened again in theatres in Cairo and Alexandria
Concerts on the go
An Alexandrian project takes street concerts to the next level
President and ministers sued for attempted deportation of over 500 Syrian refugees
ECESR and FIDH decry hostility towards Syrian refugees in Egypt; call on state to respect international conventions it ratified
Protests at various universities on first day of classes
Students against Coup movement issue a statement promising “the end of putchists at their hands”
One dead, 34 injured nationwide during Friday’s pro-Morsi rallies
Pro-Morsi groups see small-scale clashes and turnout for Friday demonstrations
Morsi supporters and opponents clash in Alexandria
Birdshot guns and stones were used in the clashes, no deaths reported
Brotherhood leader detained for 15 more days
Sobhi Saleh charged with inciting violence and killings in Alexandria
Students briefly detained in Alexandria
Security forces dispersed a student protest outside Alexandria University on Sunday
Morsi supporters resume protests
Plans for nationwide protests continue, show-up rate decreases
Gazwareen: The art of driftwood
Driftwood makes for unique and beautiful furniture at Gazwareen
Two dead in Alexandria building collapse
A retired military general and his wife were killed when the building caved in
Violence continues in governorates
Army spokesman office denies attack on army checkpoints in Suez
Governorates plagued with clashes
Dozens killed in clashes throughout governorates on Morsi supporters’ “Friday of Rage”
Riots rage in Egypt’s second city of Alexandria
Chanting “Morsi is my president,” the protesters set fire to car tyres and tore down pictures of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Writing award calls for short stories inspired by iconic locations
Writers are invited to use landmark locations as inspiration for short stories in the Makan Writing Award
One killed in Alexandria violence
Violence breaks out as pro-Morsi supporters march on the corniche
Hassan Mustafa released
Court orders the release of Alexandrian political activist after six months in jail
Pro-Morsi rally at the Alexandria Security Directorate
Protesters chant against the police
New arrest warrants for Islamist leaders
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood and 20 other Islamist leaders accused of inciting Sidi Gaber clashes
Alexandria violence leaves at least ten killed
Clashes allegedly erupted between Morsi supporters and Alexandria residents; Muslim Brotherhood claims they were attacked during prayer
In Pictures: Clashes erupt in Alexandria
Clashes erupted in Alexandria between opponents and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, when the latter staged a sit-in near Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque, leaving two dead and tens injured.
Clashes in Alexandria leave two dead and tens injured
Clashes are still on-going between rival protesters, despite a massive police and military deployment.
Microbus passenger in Alexandria shot dead
The victim was shot after a dispute broke out between a policeman and the microbus driver
Police arrest perpetrators in Alexandria rooftop video
Two of those involved in the video have been arrested
Hassan Mustafa cleared of assault charges
Prosecutor withdraws complaint against Alexandrian political activist; activist jailed pending trial in another case
Health Ministry: 11 dead and 516 injured at rallies on Wednesday
Brotherhood publish different figures accusing army and “Tamarod thugs”
Human Rights Watch warns of escalating violence
Failure of security forces to deploy heightens risk of violence, prominent international NGO says
Sporadic clashes at nationwide marches
Protest clashes leave over a dozen dead, several hundred injured in nationwide protests
Protesters across the nation respond to Tamarod’s calls
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets demanding regime change and calling for early presidential elections