Moussa: Mubarak impeded improvement of Egyptian-Iranian relations
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Moussa: Mubarak impeded improvement of Egyptian-Iranian relations
Presidential candidate Amr Moussa on Tuesday called for dialogue to end disputes between Iran and Arab states. Moussa said that…
Elections body closes door for presidential candidates to withdraw
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Elections body closes door for presidential candidates to withdraw
The Presidential Elections Commission closed the door Tuesday for presidential hopefuls to pull out of the race, as none of…
Challenges to political isolation law grow murkier
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Challenges to political isolation law grow murkier
The Administrative Court on Tuesday annulled an earlier decision by the Presidential Elections Commission to refer a law banning Mubarak…
Clashes between Assiut families result in burning of 37 homes
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Clashes between Assiut families result in burning of 37 homes
Members of two extended families in a village in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut clashed Monday, causing injuries and…
Parliament committee approves harsher penalties for torture
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Parliament committee approves harsher penalties for torture
The People’s Assembly Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee agreed to impose a harsher penalty for people found guilty of torture.…
Tantawi meets with Saudi ambassador to Cairo
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Tantawi meets with Saudi ambassador to Cairo
Military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has met with the Saudi ambassador to Cairo, shortly after a diplomatic spat over…
Parliament reduces high school finals period to 1 year
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Parliament reduces high school finals period to 1 year
Parliament on Sunday approved an amendment to the Education Act that would reduce the number of years dedicated to obtaining…
Egypt spy chief meets with Saudi foreign minister
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Egypt spy chief meets with Saudi foreign minister
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Sunday met with Mourad Mowafy, chief of Egypt’s intelligence services, who is on…
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
The Antiquities Ministry will receive on Monday 80 artifacts that were recently smuggled to Belgium, Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim…
Abbasseya metro station reopens following clashes
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Abbasseya metro station reopens following clashes
The Egyptian Company for the Operation and Management of the Cairo Metro reopened the Abbasseya metro station on Saturday after…