Joke of the year: The British prime minister who kettled students in London’s streets is coming to Egypt to lecture us on democracy.
Mr Cameron’s visit had originally been planned to promote trade and investment, and the travelling business delegation included representatives of firms involved in the defence industry – including BAE, Rolls Royce, Thales, Qinetiq and Babcock.
US sees Egypt’s gov’t as stable despite protests..
The Coptic, Anglican and Catholic churches call on Egyptian Christians not to join the protests scheduled on 25 January.
This is disgusting!!!!
A “demonstration” organized by the police, that included plainclothes informers, denouncing anti-torture protesters in Alexandria. One of the informers said: “We want to burn them (anti-torture protesters) alive”!!!!
A woman crying after the police assaulted her during a peaceful anti-torture protest in Alexandria.
One of the garbage containers in Marsa Samaday that were built by HEPCA, only to be destroyed on the following day by the Border Guards Intelligence Services.
HEPCA has been building eco-friendly garbage containers, made from stones, on the beaches and bays around Marsa Alam. They were built on HEPCA’s expense, though it’s the government duty after all to perform those public services.
The above one was in Marsa Samaday. They containers, however, were destroyed immediately and razed to the ground upon the orders of a Border Guards Intelligence Services captain, claiming HEPCA had no permission to build those.
Zodiacs and Safari ships are NOT allowed by law into protectorates like Abu Dabab Bay. Still, they violate it in broad day light, and of course the government doesn’t give a shit. To enlarge the pic [the ship is called Dezmondo], click here.
I passed the pic to HEPCA, and I hope they can do something about it.
The NDP recruits kids to cover up and distract attention away from the anti-torture demo in Alexandria…
Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist from Cairo
hossam [at] arabawy [dot] org
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