Church committee collects nominations for papal election
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Church committee collects nominations for papal election
A Coptic Church committee began receiving nominations on Friday for the new pope. Since the death of Pope Shenouda III,…
Meetings ongoing to choose revolutionary consensus candidate
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Meetings ongoing to choose revolutionary consensus candidate
Representatives from the presidential campaigns of Hamdeen Sabbahi, Abul Ezz al-Hariry, and Hesham al-Bastawisi held a meeting Thursday evening at…
Nour Party to endorse presidential candidate within days
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Nour Party to endorse presidential candidate within days
The Salafi Nour Party said on Thursday it will make its final decision on which candidate it will back in…
Poll: 44 percent of Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly supports Abouel Fotouh
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Poll: 44 percent of Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly supports Abouel Fotouh
Forty-four percent of members in the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s General Assembly said they would vote for Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, an…
Sudanese prisoners arrive in Cairo on their way to Khartoum
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Sudanese prisoners arrive in Cairo on their way to Khartoum
Assistant Foreign Minister for Sudanese Affairs Mohamed Awad said the mediation efforts made by Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr over…
Egypt needs an experienced president, says Amr Moussa
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Egypt needs an experienced president, says Amr Moussa
At a conference organized by the Association of Young Businessmen on Wednesday, presidential candidate Amr Moussa said the next few…
Abouelnaga denies govt informed Israel of intention to negotiate gas prices
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Abouelnaga denies govt informed Israel of intention to negotiate gas prices
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga on Wednesday denied that the government informed Israel of its intention to negotiate…
Meshaal in Cairo for reconciliation talks next week
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Meshaal in Cairo for reconciliation talks next week
Senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardaweel said on Wednesday that a delegation headed by Khaled Mashaal, the head of Hamas's political…
African woman killed trying to cross into Israel
Egypt
April 25, 2012
African woman killed trying to cross into Israel
An unnamed African woman was killed while trying to cross into Israel through the Egyptian border Wednesday, state-run news agency…
Egypt signs new shipping agreement with Turkey
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Egypt signs new shipping agreement with Turkey
Egypt has signed a shipping protocol with Turkey that the transportation minister has called a large step in increasing maritime…