Monthly Archives: April 2011

New security agency starts work in Egypt

The ruling Egyptian authority announced that it started handing responsibility to a new security agency, government sources said. The Egyptian Interior Ministry dissolved the country’s notorious State Security Investigations Service in March. Protesters had stormed the offices of the SSIS … read more

Cairo students demonstrate against Israel

In response to news spread about a statement made by Israeli President Shimon Peres to Israeli Radio, asking the Middle East youth — and particularly that in Egypt — to revive relations with Israel, hundreds of Cairo University students demonstrated, … read more

Mubarak Move ‘Life Threatening,’ Prosecutor Says

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak won’t be moved to a military hospital in Cairo because his health has deteriorated and transferring him may be life threatening, the country’s prosecutor-general said Tuesday. Adel Saeed, the prosecutor’s spokesman, said the Interior Ministry, … read more

Cairo denies pressure on Mubarak

There wasn’t any pressure from Arab states on Cairo to discourage prosecution of former President Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military council said. Mubarak suffered a heart attack this month while being questioned about the killings of pro-democracy protesters. Several members … read more

Egypt’s fast pace could stunt civil society

Egypt’s path toward a new democratic government is on steroids. This is troubling because there might not be enough time before the November elections for there to be an adequate variety of choice for its large and rather complex population. … read more

Egyptian film hopes to be liberated by revolution

Before a popular revolt ousted Egypt’s autocratic president this year, it seemed certain that a film about the desperation of Cairo’s poor would never reach the country’s cinemas. The director of “Cairo Exit,” Hesham Issawi, said the film was banned … read more