Tag Archives: Cairo
(ADDIS ABABA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday removed the Kingdom’s deputy defense minister who recently made hostile remarks over Ethiopia’s massive dam project being built on the Blue Nile River only 30km upstream from Sudan. Speaking at a session of … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cairo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Khalid Bin Sultan, Nile, Saudi Arabia, Sudan
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(Reuters) – One person was killed and more than 80 were wounded in clashes at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in central Cairo on Sunday after a funeral service for four Egyptian Christians killed in sectarian violence with Muslims, state media … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Christian, Copt, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Muslim, Reuters
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By Arab News By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Bassem Youssef, the satirist, appears once a week on the CBC channel in Cairo. But it seems this one time was enough to anger Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi who came to power following … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa, Op-ed
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Tagged Anwar Sadat, Arab News, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, mubarak, Mursi, Youssef
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By: Mustafa al-Labbad Translated from As-Safir (Lebanon). In the coming years, Egypt and Ethiopia may be forced to fight a “water war” because Ethiopia’s ambitions contradict Egypt’s historical and legal rights in the Nile waters. Ethiopia can only be deterred … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Somali, Sudan, Uganda
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Tagged Abyei, Aswan Dam, Cairo, Egypt, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, ndepthindepthafrica, news ethiopia, Nile, Sudan
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The two and a half weeks between January 25 and February 11, 2011 proved that in Egypt there is a strong demand for social, political and economic justice, and that the established political elites – religious or secular – are … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Essam El-Erian, Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, United States
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“The Church of Ethiopia begins elections (Feb. 28) for its new pope, to succeed Pope Paulos, who will be ordained next Sunday, 3 March,” H.H. Pope Tawadros II has announced. “The Orthodox Church will participate as a high-level delegation in … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Cairo, church, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox Church, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Orthodox Church, Rome
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A day after Prince Khalid bin Sultan, deputy defence minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, made hostile remarks about Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, will be meeting … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Cairo, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Finance minister, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Hailemariam Desalegne, Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Saudi Arabia
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A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor has caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field today, killing at least 19 tourists. According to an Egyptian security official, the balloon carrying 21 tourists caught fire, … read more »
Nigeria’s Under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles on Wednesday defeated Egypt’s Junior Pharaohs 3-1 as part of their preparations for the 2013 Africa Youth Championships (AYC) which begins in Algeria in March. Christian Pyabara scored twice at the Delga Stadium, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Algeria, Cairo, Egypt, Flying Eagles, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Moses, Nigeria, Nigeria Flying Eagles, Pharaoh
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Since the “Arab Spring” came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed. This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January 2011, when the Tahrir revolts … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahram, Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood, Rape, Sexual harassment, tahrir square
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“The world today is in the throes of complex crises. The ideals of tolerance and coexistence and the right to differ are being grossly violated. At the same time, we are witnessing some of the worst manifestations of extremism and … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Columnist, Mali, Said Temsamani, West Africa
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Tagged Cairo, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Mali, Morocco, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Organization Islamic Conference, Palestinian people, Ummah
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Police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters in Cairo during violent demonstrations about the country’s leadership. Protesters throwing stones at security forces in Cairo One person has been killed and dozens injured during clashes between police and … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Port Said, Protest, tahrir square
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Daniel Berhane The letter from the Egyptian Foreign Minister, in November, to his Ethiopian counterpart, re-assuring commitment to cooperation on Nile and distancing Cairo from the remarks of some officials in the media, seems to have laid to rest the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, North Africa
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(Reuters) – Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations and ignoring emergency rule imposed by Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to end days of clashes that have killed at least 52 people. … read more »
At least 16 are killed in Port Said after 21 defendants are sentenced to death over clashes between rival fans last year Egyptian fans of Al Masry football club protest outside the Port Said prison against the death sentences of … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian football protests, Egyptian protests, Hosni Mubarak, Port Said, tahrir square
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Egypt’s emergency services say 110 people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters during rallies marking the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s regime. The two sides clashed throughout the day Friday in Cairo, Alexandria, … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged alexandria, Cairo, Egypt, egypt revolution, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Revolution, Suez, Suez Canal, tahrir square
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An explosion and fire hit a barge at Nigeria’s main seaport in Lagos, shaking buildings in the area and wounding at least four people, officials said. The explosion occurred on Wednesday on a barge seeking to discharge fuel into a … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Cairo, explosion, Indepth Africa Magazine, Lagos, Lagos port explosion, Lagos seaport, National Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Oil depot
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A Kenyan Airways plane with 56 passengers on board made an emergency landing in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after an engine caught fire, witnesses said on Wednesday. Nobody was hurt, but the incident on Tuesday night left passengers stranded in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Cairo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenyan Airways flight, Khartoum, Nairobi, Reuters, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nation
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New York — Sudanese authorities have detained without charge since Monday two Eritrean journalists, Abdalal Mahmoud Hiabu and Haroun Adam, from the Sudan-based Eritrean Centre for Media Services, according to local journalists, family, and news reports. “We are very concerned … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Cairo, Egypt, Eritrea, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Refugee, Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood claimed Sunday that the Islamist-backed constitution has passed with a 64 percent “yes” vote, the day after the final voting in a two-round referendum that deeply divided the country. The constitution’s critics however may contest the outcome. … read more »
By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, By: Arab News In the Egyptian arena rages the biggest political, intellectual, popular and elitist media battle. Parties are now fighting over authority, positions, history and the future. The disputed proposed constitution caused bloodshed on both … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged 2011 Egyptian revolution, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptians, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood, Politics
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Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR On Sunday, in an apparently conciliatory move, Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi rescinded his controversial decree of November 22 assuming vastly new powers granting him immunity from law, which triggered massive protests against his regime. However, he is stubbornly … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Barack Obama, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, obama, United States
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Islamists allied to President Mohamed Morsy on Sunday claimed that Egyptians have voted in favour of a controversial draft constitution during a referendum, but opposition accused them of “vote rigging” and irregularities. Muslim Brotherhood members claimed that their tally showed … read more »
An Egyptian woman casts her vote during a referendum on the new Egyptian constitution at a polling station on December 15, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptians went to vote in the first stage of the referendum on a draft constitution, … read more »
A controversial referendum on a new constitution in Egypt due to start on Saturday looks set to further split the country, after the opposition called for a ‘no’ vote and imposed conditions that could yet result in its boycott. Egypt’s … read more »
Several hundred Egyptian protesters breached a concrete and metal barricade outside the Cairo presidential palace, as groups gathered for rival rallies over Mohammed Morsi’s constitutional referendum proposal. There was no violent confrontation despite the tensions surrounding the determination of Islamist … read more »
The question riding on the chaos being played out – from the burning offices of the Freedom and Justice Party to the squares of Egyptian cities to the palace gates of power – is how will all this shape future … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Arab, Cairo, Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, tahrir square
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By: Omar Ashour CAIRO – Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first-ever elected civilian president, recently granted himself sweeping temporary powers in order, he claims, to attain the objectives of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship. But the decrees incited strong opposition … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mohamed ElBaradei, Morsi, mubarak, Omar Ashour
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By Eric Walberg At last Egyptian politics is moving. President Mohamed Morsi is slowly building on his summer ‘coup’, when he stared down Egypt’s generals and put his men in the top army and defence positions, following terrorist attacks in … read more »
November 25, 2012 by benim
By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, Arab News It was very difficult for anyone to think that President Muhammad Mursi would do that. But his spokesman announced it clearly. He said: “The president is above all and above all other authorities.” He … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Global Issues, Middle East, North Africa
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Tagged 2011 Egyptian revolution, Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood, tahrir square
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