Abouelnaga: Only Tantawi has the right to fire cabinet
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Abouelnaga: Only Tantawi has the right to fire cabinet
Planning and International Cooperation Minister, Fayza Abouelnaga echoed statements by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri Monday that, according to the constitutional declaration,…
France: Egyptians must elect revolution-minded president
Egypt
April 2, 2012
France: Egyptians must elect revolution-minded president
Egyptians must elect the person most capable of achieving the values of the 25 January revolution in the upcoming presidential…
Moussa: Brotherhood supreme guide will rule Egypt through Shater
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Moussa: Brotherhood supreme guide will rule Egypt through Shater
The Muslim Brotherhood’s decision to nominate its deputy supreme guide, Khairat al-Shater, for president will oblige other candidates — especially…
Ex-State Security officer submits 40,000 signatures for presidential nomination
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Ex-State Security officer submits 40,000 signatures for presidential nomination
A former State Security officer who heads the Bedaya Party submitted his presidential nomination application Monday with 40,000 signatures. The…
Egyptian Embassy in Damascus releases Egyptians, warns of dangers
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Egyptian Embassy in Damascus releases Egyptians, warns of dangers
The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus on Sunday succeeded in releasing 29 Egyptians who had been arrested in Syria for illegal…
Court adjourns steel magnate Ahmed Ezz’s trial to 6 May
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Court adjourns steel magnate Ahmed Ezz’s trial to 6 May
The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed until 6 May the trial of Ahmed Ezz, the now-disbanded National Democratic Party secretary,…
Egyptian delegation flies to Israel to discuss Qualifying Industrial Zones
Business
April 1, 2012
Egyptian delegation flies to Israel to discuss Qualifying Industrial Zones
An Egyptian trade delegation left for Israel Sunday to discuss solutions to problems facing the two countries' Qualifying Industrial Zones…
First EU-funded Egyptian satellite to be launched
Egypt
April 1, 2012
First EU-funded Egyptian satellite to be launched
Minister of State for Scientific Research Nadia Zakhary said the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS) is…
202 firearms seized, 23 fugitives arrested in security campaign, state news says
Egypt
April 1, 2012
202 firearms seized, 23 fugitives arrested in security campaign, state news says
In coordination with security departments, the Ministry of Interior has launched a security campaign to arrest suspects and fugitives and…
Dozens gather at US embassy to demand ambassador expulsion
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Dozens gather at US embassy to demand ambassador expulsion
Dozens of supporters of television personality Tawfiq Okasha, gathered Friday outside the US Embassy in Cairo to demand the expulsion…