Egypt
FJP endorses recommendations for forming Constituent Assembly
April 29, 2012
FJP endorses recommendations for forming Constituent Assembly
The Freedom and Justice Party’s parliamentary bloc on Saturday endorsed the criteria formulated in a meeting between the ruling military…
Update: Military council will not dismiss Cabinet, says government source
April 29, 2012
Update: Military council will not dismiss Cabinet, says government source
A senior government source on Sunday denied reports that the military council was about to dismiss or reshuffle the Cabinet…
Report: Israel ready for prisoner exchange with Egypt
April 29, 2012
Report: Israel ready for prisoner exchange with Egypt
Israel is willing to carry out a carry out a prisoner deal with Egypt, which would swap an Israeli citizen…
Update: Parliament suspends all sessions to agitate for Cabinet dismissal
April 29, 2012
Update: Parliament suspends all sessions to agitate for Cabinet dismissal
Parliament decided Sunday to suspend all sessions until 6 May to express its rejection of the current Cabinet of Prime…
MPs angry over criticism of Constituent Assembly formation discussions
April 29, 2012
MPs angry over criticism of Constituent Assembly formation discussions
Anger erupted among members of the People’s Assembly legislative committee following remarks made by the head of the Advisory Council,…
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
April 29, 2012
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
April 29, 2012
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
Student union heads from seven universities have withdrawn from meetings of Egypt’s Coalition of Student Unions after Muslim Brotherhood students…
Brotherhood MP calls for presidential ‘team’ in face of former regime candidates
April 29, 2012
Brotherhood MP calls for presidential ‘team’ in face of former regime candidates
A Freedom and Justice Party MP has called for the formation of a presidential "team" of candidates to thwart what…
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
April 29, 2012
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
Security services in Sinai arrested Sunday two members of the Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military arm, according to the…
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
April 29, 2012
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
The detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy by authorities in Saudi Arabia last week spurred popular outrage that…