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Shafiq slams court’s reluctance to investigate election fraud charges
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Shafiq slams court’s reluctance to investigate election fraud charges
Failed presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq criticized the Cairo Court of Appeals president for delegating investigations into…
Al-Azhar dorm manager detained for role in food poisoning case
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Al-Azhar dorm manager detained for role in food poisoning case
Prosecutors ordered a four-day detention for the head of the Al-Azhar University student dormitories, Mohamed Reda, pending investigations into his…
Morsy calls for more investment in Sudan
Business
April 4, 2013
Morsy calls for more investment in Sudan
During his first two-day visit to Khartoum on Thursday, President Mohamed Morsy called for increased economic cooperation between Egypt and…
Workers charged with holding boss hostage released on bail
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Workers charged with holding boss hostage released on bail
The Alexandria Criminal Court upheld the release of 18 temporary workers on bail of LE1,000 each. The workers were charged…
Decline in foreign reserves continues
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Decline in foreign reserves continues
Decline in foreign reserves at the Central Bank continued through March to lose about US$84 million, according to the bank's…
Abducted Coptic child found
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Abducted Coptic child found
Qalyubiya and Sharqiya security authorities freed a Coptic child who was abducted on Sunday from in front of the Father…
New judge to investigate rigging presidential election
Egypt
April 4, 2013
New judge to investigate rigging presidential election
Cairo Court of Appeal decided on Thursday to appoint Judge Mansour Ali Moussa to investigate reports of rigging the presidential election,…
Salafis, ElBaradei call for dismissing cabinet due to prices hikes
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Salafis, ElBaradei call for dismissing cabinet due to prices hikes
Salafis attacked President Mohamed Morsy and Prime Minister Hesham Qandil's Cabinet Thursday due to the hikes of food prices. They…
Update: Presidency changes mind, admits to tweet critical of US Embassy
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Update: Presidency changes mind, admits to tweet critical of US Embassy
The president's office retracted an earlier statement denying that it had sent an angry tweet to the US Embassy after…
Salafi concerns about Iranian tourism ‘exaggerated’: Tourism minister
Egypt
April 4, 2013
Salafi concerns about Iranian tourism ‘exaggerated’: Tourism minister
The Minister of Tourism Hesham Zaazou said Thursday that Salafis’ concerns about Iranian tourism in Egypt are exaggerated and unjustified.…