Egypt
Arab League chief to explain Syria conference postponement
May 15, 2012
Arab League chief to explain Syria conference postponement
Arab league chief Nabil al-Araby will meet Wednesday with delegations participating in the Syrian opposition conference that was postponed indefinitely.…
Abouel Fotouh, Shafiq accuse each other of sabotaging campaigns
May 15, 2012
Abouel Fotouh, Shafiq accuse each other of sabotaging campaigns
Presidential candidates Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Ahmed Shafiq on Tuesday exchanged accusations of assaulting supporters and tearing down campaign…
Shafiq threatens protesters if he wins presidential election
May 15, 2012
Shafiq threatens protesters if he wins presidential election
“Wishful thinking,” said presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, commenting on certain MPs and representatives of political forces saying they would oust…
Egypt and Eritrea reach agreement on increased air traffic
May 15, 2012
Egypt and Eritrea reach agreement on increased air traffic
Egypt and Eritrea decided to increase the number of flights between the two countries to seven roundtrip flights per week…
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
May 15, 2012
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
Revolutionary movements announced that they will organize a number of activities to pressure for the release of prisoners arrested after…
Tantawi, Anan attend Zakaria Mohieddin’s military funeral procession
May 15, 2012
Tantawi, Anan attend Zakaria Mohieddin’s military funeral procession
A public military funeral procession for Zakaria Mohieddin, a member of the Free Officers Movement and of the 23 July…
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
May 15, 2012
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
Parliament’s Proposals and Complaints Committee passed a bill on Tuesday amending the law on political rights by toughening the penalty for police and…
Moussa signature forgery case adjourned to June
May 15, 2012
Moussa signature forgery case adjourned to June
Luxor Criminal Court adjourned the trial of four defendants accused of forging signatures in favor of presidential candidate Amr Moussa on…
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
May 15, 2012
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
Voter turnout for the presidential election that began on Friday did not exceed 15 percent of all registered voters, announced…
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
May 15, 2012
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
Assets and stocks worth US$3million (LE18 million) were found to be owned by the Egypt-based International Peace Research Institute…