Orthodox Cathedral registers voters for election of new pope
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Orthodox Cathedral registers voters for election of new pope
The Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya started registering voters’ who will cast their ballots for the new pope on Tuesday. Elections will take…
Egyptian fishing boat detained in Libyan territorial waters
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Egyptian fishing boat detained in Libyan territorial waters
Libyan authorities on Monday detained an Egyptian fishing boat within its territorial waters. “This is not the first time. We…
Fires at Nasr Petroleum Company in Suez restart
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Fires at Nasr Petroleum Company in Suez restart
Fires broke out again at a tank at the Nasr Petroleum Company in Suez late Sunday, following being completely extinguished after…
General Intelligence Services stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
Egypt
April 14, 2012
General Intelligence Services stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
The General Intelligence Services stressed on Saturday that it remains impartial toward all presidential candidates and is in the service…
Shafiq attacks amendment barring him from presidential race
Egypt
April 14, 2012
Shafiq attacks amendment barring him from presidential race
Presidential hopeful and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq attacked on Saturday the amendment to the political rights law which would…
T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport
Egypt
April 14, 2012
T-shirts bearing Suleiman’s image transported from Saudi, confiscated at Cairo airport
Cairo International Airport customs authorities confiscated Saturday five packages being transported by an Egyptian passenger arriving from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
Deadline for expat voting registration expires
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Deadline for expat voting registration expires
The Presidential Elections Commission on Thursday closed voter registration for Egyptian expatriates in the presidential election slated for May. The…
Parliament agrees to amend political rights law
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Parliament agrees to amend political rights law
Parliament on Thursday agreed to amend the law on the exercise of political rights to bar former regime officials from…
Court summons presidential candidate implicated in ‘Battle of the Camel’
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Court summons presidential candidate implicated in ‘Battle of the Camel’
After a hiatus of five months, the South Cairo Criminal Court, which is considering the case known as “Battle of…
Wire-tapping spy case sees request for change of judge
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Wire-tapping spy case sees request for change of judge
The Supreme State Security Court decided Wednesday to postpone a case accusing a Jordanian national and an alleged Israeli Mossad…