Constituent Assembly should be dissolved, says party leader
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Constituent Assembly should be dissolved, says party leader
The only way to resolve the crisis of Islamist domination of the Constituent Assembly is to dissolve the body, said…
Farmers block strategic highway to protest water shortage
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Farmers block strategic highway to protest water shortage
Hundreds of farmers on Sunday blocked an important coastal highway in the north of Egypt, protesting a water shortage they…
Land mines hamper development projects, official says
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Land mines hamper development projects, official says
Land mines have hampered developmental and agricultural projects in areas such as the northwest coast, an official in charge of…
Official: Civil society organziations received govt-approved foreign funds in 2011
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Official: Civil society organziations received govt-approved foreign funds in 2011
About 170 Egyptian civil society organizations received grants from abroad amounting to more than LE596 million during 2011, with the…
Update: Presidential application period officially ends
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Update: Presidential application period officially ends
The Presidential Elections Commission officially ended the presidential candidate application period at 2 pm on Sunday afternoon. The elections are…
Mortada Mansour, accused conspirator in Battle of the Camel, announces presidential bid
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Mortada Mansour, accused conspirator in Battle of the Camel, announces presidential bid
Presidential hopeful and accused former regime member Mortada Mansour announced Saturday that he is running for president in order to…
120 sailors arrive Egypt after Libya hostage-taking
Egypt
April 7, 2012
120 sailors arrive Egypt after Libya hostage-taking
One-hundred and twenty Egyptian sailors who had been briefly held hostage in Libya arrived at the Salloum border crossing on…
Security up at Presidential Elections Commission as Omar Suleiman to register
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Security up at Presidential Elections Commission as Omar Suleiman to register
Security has been intensified on Saturday at the Presidential Elections Commission amid speculation that former Vice President Omar Suleiman will…
Ayman Nour submits presidential candidacy papers
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Ayman Nour submits presidential candidacy papers
Presidential hopeful Ayman Nour submitted his candidacy papers to the Presidential Elections Commission on Friday amid a rally of supporters.…
Hamdeen Sabbahi submits candidacy papers Friday
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Hamdeen Sabbahi submits candidacy papers Friday
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi submitted his candidacy papers to the Presidential Elections Commission on Friday amid a massive rally of…