Egyptian found dead in Kuwait
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Egyptian found dead in Kuwait
The body of an unknown Egyptian man was found in a hotel room in Kuwait Tuesday. Signs of a physical…
Foreign Ministry says working to release Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Foreign Ministry says working to release Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has asked its diplomats in Saudi Arabia to contact local authorities to seek the release of an…
Judicial authority supports conditional military trials of civilians
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Judicial authority supports conditional military trials of civilians
The state commissioners on Monday supported the referral of civilians to military courts if they threaten the security of society…
Government urged to work toward release of detained Egyptian in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Government urged to work toward release of detained Egyptian in Saudi Arabia
MPs, presidential candidates and rights activists urged the government to move swiftly to secure the release of lawyer and Egyptian activist…
Tantawi asserts defense capabilities of army in shadow of gas decision
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Tantawi asserts defense capabilities of army in shadow of gas decision
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, said that the army would continue to protect Egypt’s “threatened”…
Foreign minister: Egypt committed to protection of foreign investments
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Foreign minister: Egypt committed to protection of foreign investments
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Sunday stressed Egypt’s commitment to international agreements, protecting foreign investments and solving problems that…
Islamist MPs criticize niqab-ban for nurses
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Islamist MPs criticize niqab-ban for nurses
Members of Parliament’s Health Committee, who belong to the Islamist Freedom and Justice and Nour parties, have denounced certain hospitals…
Demonstrations before Cabinet headquarters in Nasr City
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Demonstrations before Cabinet headquarters in Nasr City
Demonstrations continued on Sunday in front of the Cabinet’s temporary headquarters in Nasr City. This comes at the time when…
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Hundreds of representatives from political groups protested Sunday at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, the Islamic body responsible for issuing religious decrees,…
Update: ElBaradei’s new party names itself ‘Constitution’
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Update: ElBaradei’s new party names itself ‘Constitution’
The founders of a party established by Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei announced Sunday they decided rename it Constitution Party. The…