Egypt
SCAF: We are impartial toward all presidential candidates
May 21, 2012
SCAF: We are impartial toward all presidential candidates
Egypt's military rulers addressed the Egyptian people on their Facebook page Monday, urging them to participate in the presidential election…
Attempt to smuggle weapons across Libyan border foiled
May 21, 2012
Attempt to smuggle weapons across Libyan border foiled
A joint security campaign by the Interior Ministry and the armed forces in Marsa Matrouh near the Libyan border on…
Finance Ministry asks for loan from Arab Monetary Fund
May 21, 2012
Finance Ministry asks for loan from Arab Monetary Fund
The Finance Ministry has asked the People’s Assembly Economic Affairs Committee at the People's Assembly (PA) to approve a LE250…
Awa makes final campaign push
May 21, 2012
Awa makes final campaign push
“It’s 10 pm,” one of three galabeya-wearing men huffs as they make their way towards the exit. “I’m not spending…
Beni Suef security prepares for Brotherhood Supreme Guide’s arrival
May 21, 2012
Beni Suef security prepares for Brotherhood Supreme Guide’s arrival
Beni Suef's security chief, Major General Attiya Mazroa, said on Monday that security authorities in the province will adopt exceptional…
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
May 21, 2012
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
A Geneva-based international law firm representing Coptic expatriates sent an official memo on Monday to Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of…
Hamdeen Sabbahi’s last-minute surge?
May 21, 2012
Hamdeen Sabbahi’s last-minute surge?
ALEXANDRIA — With Hamdeen Sabbahi’s posters plastered on their backs and his photos held high above their heads, scores of…
Grand mufti calls for accepting election results
May 21, 2012
Grand mufti calls for accepting election results
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa called on Egyptians to vote in the presidential election and accept the result regardless of what…
12 Copts sentenced to life in prison, 8 Muslims acquitted over Abu Qurqas violence
May 21, 2012
12 Copts sentenced to life in prison, 8 Muslims acquitted over Abu Qurqas violence
Minya Criminal Court on Monday sentenced 12 Copts to life imprisonment in the Abu Qurqas sedition case, the events of…
Khaled Ali denounces SCAF attempt to issue complementary constitutional declaration
May 21, 2012
Khaled Ali denounces SCAF attempt to issue complementary constitutional declaration
Presidential candidate Khaled Ali on Monday denounced the complementary constitutional declaration to be issued by Egypt's military rulers to define…