Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says
Former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly will be retried on charges of killing peaceful protesters during…
Steel magnate Ezz sentenced to seven years
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Steel magnate Ezz sentenced to seven years
Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced former steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz to seven years in prison, fined him LE12,858 and…
Okasha trial adjourned to 7 November
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Okasha trial adjourned to 7 November
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday adjourned the trial of television presenter Tawfiq Okasha to 7 November. Okasha, the owner…
Nour leader: Dispute to end soon
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Nour leader: Dispute to end soon
Tarek Fahim, secretary of the administrative office of the Nour Party in Alexandria, predicted that party’s ongoing internal crisis would…
FM: Egypt will never send forces to Syria
Egypt
October 3, 2012
FM: Egypt will never send forces to Syria
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has asserted that Egypt has not, and will never, send military forces to Syria to…
Sinai tribal chieftains reassure Coptic residents
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Sinai tribal chieftains reassure Coptic residents
Tribal chieftains in Sinai held a popular conference in Rafah on Tuesday for the Coptic Christians living in the city…
Health Ministry expects rise in mumps cases
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Health Ministry expects rise in mumps cases
Health Ministry Undersecretary Amr Qandil on Tuesday projected rising numbers of mumps cases from December to the coming February, but…
Heavy rains sweep Aswan
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Heavy rains sweep Aswan
Heavy thunderstorms and rain swept the city of Aswan in Upper Egypt on Tuesday, flooding the streets and causing a…
Court adjourns lawsuit to release Mubarak for health reasons
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Court adjourns lawsuit to release Mubarak for health reasons
The State Council’s Administrative Court on Tuesday adjourned until 30 October a lawsuit demanding the release of former President Hosni…
Nour Party to form reconciliation committee, continue elections
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Nour Party to form reconciliation committee, continue elections
Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar said 98 percent of party members have voted in favor of an initiative to…