Egypt
Ultras Ahlawy gather at Police Academy ahead of Port Said trial
May 9, 2012
Ultras Ahlawy gather at Police Academy ahead of Port Said trial
Dozens of Al-Ahly football club fans known as ultras gathered in front of the Police Academy Wednesday for the trial…
Journalists protest media arrests in Abbasseya clashes
May 9, 2012
Journalists protest media arrests in Abbasseya clashes
Reporters and TV presenters from a Muslim Brotherhood-run satellite channel protested Wednesday outside the Journalists Syndicate against the detention of…
Brotherhood ready to burn the country, says Tagammu Party chief
May 9, 2012
Brotherhood ready to burn the country, says Tagammu Party chief
Leftist Tagammu Party chief Refaat al-Saeed severely criticized the Muslim Brotherhood, saying they are ready to burn the country for…
Court sentences ex-agriculture minister to 3 years in prison
May 9, 2012
Court sentences ex-agriculture minister to 3 years in prison
Ismailia Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced former Agriculture Minister Amin Abaza and businessman Amr Mansy to three years in prison.
Revolutionary group urges investigations into rumors of virginity test threats
May 9, 2012
Revolutionary group urges investigations into rumors of virginity test threats
The Union of Revolution Youth has called for an immediate investigation into rumors that security authorities threatened to conduct virginity…
Elections body closes door for presidential candidates to withdraw
May 9, 2012
Elections body closes door for presidential candidates to withdraw
The Presidential Elections Commission closed the door Tuesday for presidential hopefuls to pull out of the race, as none of…
Challenges to political isolation law grow murkier
May 9, 2012
Challenges to political isolation law grow murkier
The Administrative Court on Tuesday annulled an earlier decision by the Presidential Elections Commission to refer a law banning Mubarak…
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
May 9, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
State daily Al-Ahram and independent Al-Tahrir take very different approaches to the tiff between the Presidential Elections Commission and the…
Prominent activist returns to Cairo after being sentenced to prison
May 9, 2012
Prominent activist returns to Cairo after being sentenced to prison
Political activist Asmaa Mahfouz returned to Cairo on Wednesday on a German airplane coming from Munich, a security source said.…
Egypt candidates deride vote committee suspension
May 8, 2012
Egypt candidates deride vote committee suspension
REUTERS — Candidates in Egypt's presidential election on Tuesday criticized a decision by the election committee to suspend its work…