Jewish community president acquitted of embezzling LE 3m
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Jewish community president acquitted of embezzling LE 3m
The Abdeen Court of Misdemeanors acquitted Carmen Weinstein, president of the Egyptian Jewish Community Council, of fraud and embezzling LE…
Mugamma reopened after Sunday closure
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Mugamma reopened after Sunday closure
Protesters at Cairo’s Tahrir Square reopened the Mugamma al-Tahrir building on Monday morning after closing it the previous day amid…
Author of Azazel faces charges of insulting religion
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Author of Azazel faces charges of insulting religion
Writer Youssef Ziedan has responded to accusations of blasphemy leveled against him by the Islamic Research Complex, saying they could…
Two dead, seven injured in Gharbiya car crash
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Two dead, seven injured in Gharbiya car crash
Two people died and seven others were injured after12 cars collided with each other at a highway near Sanadeed village…
NSF demands new government, international supervision of elections
Egypt
February 24, 2013
NSF demands new government, international supervision of elections
The National Salvation Front will resolve its final position on the upcoming parliamentary elections in a few hours, Amr Moussa,…
Swarms of locusts spotted in Red Sea Governorate
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Swarms of locusts spotted in Red Sea Governorate
Teams set up to monitor locusts spotted swarms of them in Hamata, Baranis and Sheikh al-Shazly in the southern Red…
Stock market loses LE5.2 bn amid political uncertainty
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Stock market loses LE5.2 bn amid political uncertainty
The stock market lost about LE5.2 billion by the end of trading Sunday, influenced by an absence of positive news…
Port Said strikes enter eighth day
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Port Said strikes enter eighth day
Port Said entered its eighth day of a mass civil disobedience campaign on Sunday in response to the killings of…
Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest
Railway traffic between Cairo and Aswan was briefly stopped after stone factory owners blocked railways for 15 hours overnight between…
Prosecutors order 28 detained in Mahalla clashes
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Prosecutors order 28 detained in Mahalla clashes
The East Tanta Prosecution in Gharbiya has detained 28 people involved in clashes Friday in the city of Mahalla for…