Latest in Tag: alexandria Highlight
Latest in Tag: alexandria

Alexandria activist goes on hunger strike
Detained activist Essam Al-Mahdi goes on hunger strike in solidarity with Portland factory workers detained for almost a month

Activist Hassan Mustafa sentenced to two years
Alexandria activist is imprisoned for “turning prosecutor’s cheek red”

Brotherhood leaders condemn killing of Brotherhood youth
Young Muslim Brotherhood member dies after defending a girl in Alexandria from sexual assault

Clashes nationwide
Clashes erupt throughout the country, two protesters killed in renewed Corniche Al-Nil clashes

Police officers continue strike
Striking police officers demand minister’s resignation and better armament
Armed men attack protesters in Alexandria
Men attack protesters with knives and fireworks, injuring two

Customers now able to purchase train tickets using Visa cards
Twenty machines will be installed across Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor and Sidi Gaber stations to test the new programme.

Quo vadis, baby?
When I was but a wee lad, I spent my summers in Alexandria, and most of that time at the Alexandria Sporting Club (women’s and men’s basketball champions of Egypt, incidentally). Back then I was active and physically fit; nowadays, my only form of exercise is trying to catch the cats as they dart out …

Police officers permitted to grow beards
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favour of allowing officers to grow beards
One dead, few injured in building collapse in Alexandria
Prime Minister Qandil demands urgent report on the collapse

Alexandrian activist goes on hunger strike
Jailed activist Hassan Mustafa believes his incarceration is illegal

Six activists detained in Alexandria, 19 released in Cairo
Six activists were arrested by police in Alexandria, Tuesday, while 19 were released in Cairo on Wednesday

US ambassador: Egypt “needs much more” to complete democratic transition
Patterson outlines what is needed to complete Egypt’s transition

Clashes mark Friday demonstrations
Violence between protesters and police erupt in Cairo, Delta cities and Alexandria in Friday protests

Alex detainees to testify on human rights violations
Released detainees in Alexandria and representatives of those still in custody will testify on violations which occurred during imprisonment of those arrested since 20 January

Child abuse in Egypt: 91 children detained after Cairo’s latest clashes
As 14-year-old Adel who suffers from bone cancer remains incarcerated in Alexandria

Agora revives classic Hellenic concept through art
Agora aims to provide a place where the exchange of culture and ideas is allowed to flourish

Saturday clashes kill one, injure scores
Protests focused on police brutality and calls for the president’s resignation

Teenager with bone cancer incarcerated in Alexandria
Judge refuses to release teenagers arrested in latest clashes
SUMED company workers on strike
Project-based workers at SOMED paralyse Sidi Kreir Port

Alexandria detainees released
Detainees finally released after being arrested in Alexandria two weeks ago

Arrests continue in Cairo
Dozens arrested Monday night in near Tahrir Square

Protests continue across Egypt
Aside from the two major flashpoints in Cairo and Port Said, large protests, marches have also taken place in Alexandria, Sharqiya, and Damanhour

Seventeen arrested in Alexandria on Sunday
Number of arrests on the rise as clashes resume for the fourth day across Egypt
19 Sexual Harassment cases in Tahrir, Sky News reporter assaulted in Alexandria
An Egyptian woman less than 20 years old was sexually assaulted on Friday night amidst demonstrations in and around Tahrir. The assault caused cuts on the girl’s genitals.
In pictures: Protesters clash with security in Alexandria
Clashes broke out in Alexandria on Friday between protesters and security forces in front of Mansheya police station and the local council building. “Security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters” said Hassan Mahrous, a political activist in Alexandria. A number of injuries resulted from the clashes but no casualties were reported. Some protesters …
Protesters clash with security in Alexandria
Security used tear gas and rubber bullets

Tram crash in Alexandria
Tram traffic stops briefly following a crash Alexandria
Dozens detained following Alexandria Court clashes
Lawyer detained at the office of the prosecutor general in Mansheyya

Alexandria court passes on protester case
Clashes outside Alexandria court between families of dead and injured and security forces