CAIRO — Egypt on Sunday said it banned Ridley Scott’s biblical epic “Exodus: Gods & Kings” because the Hollywood blockbuster distorts Egypt’s history, as well…
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via BBC News Members of Egypt’s Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, a synchronised swimmer has alleged. Yomna Khallaf said her workout bags had a big Nike logo in the front but the zippers had an Adidas branding on them. The Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) secretary general, Motaz Sonbol, said they were shocked […]
via CNN A Cairo court has ordered the first ruling against Hosni Mubarak since he was ousted on February 11, fining him and his top officials more than $90 million for their role in cutting the mobile phone network and Internet service for five days. Adel Saeed, spokesman for the general prosecutor, said Mubarak himself […]
EGYPT-At least one person is claiming that a 50 year old comic book about Martin Luther King helped inspire the recent peaceful protests in Egypt. Comics alliance reports: In a recent newsletter to supporters of the American Islamic Congress, Ziada indicated that the translated Martin Luther King comic book had been identified as contributing to […]
Cairo, Egypt — At least 17 ancient Egyptian artifacts are missing from the Museum of Cairo after a break-in, the country’s minister of antiquities said Sunday.
Egypt — Reports are emerging out of Egypt that President Mubarak has officially stepped down after an 18-day wave of protests.
CAIRO — A local government official says President Hosni Mubarak is in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, 250 miles from the capital Cairo, where protesters are deluging squares and marching on presidential palaces and the State TV building. The official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue, […]
Washington D.C.– President Barack Obama appealed to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make “the right decision” for his country and urged authorities there to negotiate with a broad representation of the opposition on a transition.
CAIRO-After the Egyptian government shut down the internet last week, several journalists are claiming the government violated human rights. The Arzino Daily Wildcat reports: We’ve seen in the past how important the Internet is as a medium of communication in mass demonstrations of this kind. During the Iranian “Green Revolution” of 2009, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter […]
CAIRO – Protesters demanding President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster packed Cairo’s central square by the tens of thousands Friday, waving Egyptian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering, appearing undaunted and determined after their camp withstood two days of street battles with regime supporters trying to dislodge them. Thousands including families with children flowed over bridges […]
