Egypt
Foot-and-mouth disease causes more livestock deaths
March 13, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease causes more livestock deaths
The spread of foot-and-mouth disease through Egypt continued to cause livestock deaths on Tuesday. The disease appeared in Minya Governorate…
Mubarak-era figures offer to trade wealth for settlement
March 13, 2012
Mubarak-era figures offer to trade wealth for settlement
Finance Minister Momtaz al-Saeed said on Tuesday that some former regime officials currently detained in Tora Prison offered to relinquish…
SCAF to propose dismissal of two govt ministers while MB insists on withdrawal of confidence
March 13, 2012
SCAF to propose dismissal of two govt ministers while MB insists on withdrawal of confidence
Freedom and Justice Party MPs have continued to call for the dismissal of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri and his cabinet…
MP assaults journalist outside Parliament, Katatny vows to investigate
March 13, 2012
MP assaults journalist outside Parliament, Katatny vows to investigate
Free Egyptians Party MP Mohamed al-Qurashi on Tuesday headbutted Al-Shorouk newspaper photographer Fady Ezzat after Ezzat videotaped Petrojet Company workers…
US defense intelligence chief arrives in Cairo
March 13, 2012
US defense intelligence chief arrives in Cairo
The director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, arrived in Cairo from Bahrain on Tuesday on a…
Families of revolution martyrs and injured protest council’s closure
March 13, 2012
Families of revolution martyrs and injured protest council’s closure
Dozens of families of protesters killed during the January 2011 uprising and those injured during the events marched Tuesday morning…
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
March 13, 2012
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
A number of MPs expressed their rejection of how members of the National Council for Women were appointed, saying it…
Member of Tawfiq Okasha’s party to be first official presidential candidate
March 13, 2012
Member of Tawfiq Okasha’s party to be first official presidential candidate
The first presidential hopeful submitted his completed candidacy documents to the Presidential Elections Commission on Tuesday. Ahmed Mohamed Awad Ali…