Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Retrial begins for police officers accused of torture
The Alexandria Criminal Court held the first session Tuesday in the retrial of five state security officers accused of torturing…
Stock market ordered to freeze Shafiq assets
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Stock market ordered to freeze Shafiq assets
The Egyptian Stock Exchange received directives from the Justice Ministry’s Illicit Gain Authority to freeze bonds and securities owned by…
State TV denies reports of ban on actress’s works
Egypt
November 20, 2012
State TV denies reports of ban on actress’s works
State TV denied news reports saying that films and series featuring actress Elham Shaheen had been banned from TV…
Tahrir Square calm again after a night of clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Tahrir Square calm again after a night of clashes
Cairo's Tahrir Square was mostly calm after a night of clashes between police forces and protesters who were commemorating November…
Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Morsy to visit Pakistan Friday for D8 summit
President Mohamed Morsy will deliver a speech on Friday at the country’s joint parliament session, during his visit for the…
Morsy attends sister’s funeral
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Morsy attends sister’s funeral
President Mohamed Morsy attended the funeral of his sister, who passed away Monday, in the Sharqiya village of Adwa Tuesday,…
Spain rejects Egypt’s request to extradite Salem children
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Spain rejects Egypt’s request to extradite Salem children
A judicial official said Monday that Egyptian authorities are considering all legal procedures to compel the Spanish authorities to extradite…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
Court resumes trial for preacher accused of defaming actress
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Court resumes trial for preacher accused of defaming actress
Al-Zawya al-Hamra Misdemeanor Court will hold the second session Monday of the trial of Salafi preacher Abdallah Badr, who is…
Security arrest street vendor over assault on German man
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Security arrest street vendor over assault on German man
Security authorities on Monday arrested a street vendor accused of assaulting a German man over the price of a cup…