Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
The Court of Cassation confirmed Saturday an earlier verdict sentencing a former Culture Ministry official to a year of hard…
SCAF renews Abbasseya curfew
Egypt
May 5, 2012
SCAF renews Abbasseya curfew
Egypt's ruling military council has said that an overnight curfew will be imposed for the second day in the area…
54 Egyptians arrive in Cairo after being deported from Malta
Egypt
May 5, 2012
54 Egyptians arrive in Cairo after being deported from Malta
Fifty-four Egyptian nationals arrived at the Cairo International Airport from Malta on Saturday after they were arrested for illegally entered…
Thousands rally against SCAF in several governorates
Egypt
May 4, 2012
Thousands rally against SCAF in several governorates
Thousands of protesters in several of Egypt’s governorates took to the streets on Friday to call for the country’s military…
Saudi King: Saudi ambassador to return to Cairo within 48 hours
Egypt
May 4, 2012
Saudi King: Saudi ambassador to return to Cairo within 48 hours
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz said on Friday afternoon that Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan would return to…
Poll shows Abouel Fotouh and Moussa in lead with 11% each
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Poll shows Abouel Fotouh and Moussa in lead with 11% each
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Amr Moussa were the top two presidential candidates in a poll released Thursday by a…
Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011
Business
May 3, 2012
Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011
Political unrest cost the Middle East 5 million and North Africa 2 million tourists in 2011, according to the United…
Khaled Meshaal leaves Cairo to Doha
Egypt
May 2, 2012
Khaled Meshaal leaves Cairo to Doha
Hamas head Khaled Meshaal left Cairo for Qatar accompanied by a delegation from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. In meetings…
Tantawi, Kerry discuss democratization in Egypt
Egypt
May 2, 2012
Tantawi, Kerry discuss democratization in Egypt
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, met on Wednesday with United States with…
Egyptian ambassador in Riyadh follows-up on Gizawy case
Egypt
May 2, 2012
Egyptian ambassador in Riyadh follows-up on Gizawy case
Mahmoud Auf, Egypt's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, cut his vacation short and went to Riyadh on Wednesday to follow-up on…