MP proposes committee on reclamation of squandered lands
Egypt
June 5, 2012
MP proposes committee on reclamation of squandered lands
Independent MP Yasser al-Qadi proposed on Tuesday forming a committee to work on reclaiming land sold for under-market prices or…
Update: SCAF to set Constituent Assembly criteria if parties fail to agree
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Update: SCAF to set Constituent Assembly criteria if parties fail to agree
A meeting between members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and representatives of 18 political parties and independent…
Former head of state security detained for 15 days pending investigations
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Former head of state security detained for 15 days pending investigations
Judge Mohamed Shawky, who was delegated by the justice minister to investigate the damage and destruction of state security documents,…
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
Fayza Abouelnaga, minister of planning and international cooperation, rejected claims that interest-based loans are prohibited by Sharia law in a…
Rights groups to meet with Morsy to discuss their future role
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Rights groups to meet with Morsy to discuss their future role
Sixty-six human rights organizations will meet with Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy on Monday to discuss their future role…
Prisons Department refuses Mubarak his personal physicians
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Prisons Department refuses Mubarak his personal physicians
The Interior Ministry’s Prisons Department has refused former President Hosni Mubarak’s request for his two personal physicians to follow up…
Calm in Tahrir after mass protests against Mubarak trial verdicts
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Calm in Tahrir after mass protests against Mubarak trial verdicts
Calm prevailed on Sunday in Tahrir Square following mass rallies on Saturday to protest the rulings issued in the trial…
Despite acquittal, former state security chief to stay in prison
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Despite acquittal, former state security chief to stay in prison
The former head of the dissolved State Security Investigation Services will stay in prison despite being acquitted yesterday, due to…
Expat voting for runoff begins at Egyptian embassies
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Expat voting for runoff begins at Egyptian embassies
Voting for Egyptians abroad in the runoff between presidential candidates Ahmed Shafiq and Mohamed Morsy began Sunday, two weeks before…
Security measures tightened at Cairo International Airport
Egypt
June 2, 2012
Security measures tightened at Cairo International Airport
Cairo International Airport authorities tightened security measures inside the airport and on nearby roads in anticipation of unrest following the…