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Parliament meets to elect constituent assembly members
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Parliament meets to elect constituent assembly members
Egypt's Islamist-dominated Parliament began a session on Saturday to elect the 100-person assembly that will draft the new constitution, amid…
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
Opinion
March 23, 2012
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
On 11 March, a military court acquitted a former military doctor accused of conducting the infamous “virginity tests” on a…
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
Egypt
March 21, 2012
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
The Egyptian military has lost contact with a border patrol at the country's southern frontier and a search is underway…
Court clears doctor accused of conducting virginity tests
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Court clears doctor accused of conducting virginity tests
An Egyptian court on Sunday acquitted Ahmed Adel, the doctor accused of conducting "virginity tests" on seven women who were…
Egypt’s cobra and mongoose
Opinion
February 27, 2012
Egypt’s cobra and mongoose
The deadly struggle for power between Egypt's rulers and Muslim Brothers dates back to the rule of King Farouk, with…
Fighting corruption with information: Stories from abroad
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Fighting corruption with information: Stories from abroad
Freedom of information (FOI) is not yet a basic right Egypt. But that could soon change with the writing of…
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
World
February 19, 2012
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
Libya has sent military forces to stem clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of…
Military attache: Armed forces’ status will not change in new constitution
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Military attache: Armed forces’ status will not change in new constitution
The armed forces' status will not change in Egypt’s new constitution, Mohamed al-Keshky, Egypt’s military attache in Washington, said Tuesday.…
Former intelligence general defends spy agency against criticism
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Former intelligence general defends spy agency against criticism
A former Egyptian army general on Monday called for defending the country’s General Intelligence Services against recent criticism. Sameh Seif…
US says it has not seen Egypt charges against NGO staff
Egypt
February 10, 2012
US says it has not seen Egypt charges against NGO staff
WASHINGTON — The United States issued a correction Thursday, saying it has not yet obtained a document outlining the formal…