MENA: Nour, Hamza summoned to testify about cabinet violence
Egypt
January 8, 2012
MENA: Nour, Hamza summoned to testify about cabinet violence
Activist Mamdouh Hamza and Ghad Party founder Ayman Nour have been summoned to testify on Tuesday by Justice Ministry employees investigating last…
Abouel Fotouh calls on ruling military to leave power as soon as possible
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Abouel Fotouh calls on ruling military to leave power as soon as possible
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to hand over power as…
Shenouda proposes dialogue with Islamists following elections
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Shenouda proposes dialogue with Islamists following elections
Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, held a meeting on Thursday with a delegation from the Anglican…
April 6 prepares for anniversary of start of 25 January uprising
Egypt
January 5, 2012
April 6 prepares for anniversary of start of 25 January uprising
The April 6 Youth Movement announced Wednesday it will begin to hold daily marches to build unity in preparation for…
Expat voter turnout high in third round of parliamentary polls
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Expat voter turnout high in third round of parliamentary polls
More than 49,000 Egyptian expatriates have voted in the third and final round of the People’s Assembly elections, according to…
MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee
Egypt
January 4, 2012
MOPCO plant environmentally safe, says fact-finding committee
A fact-finding committee announced in a statement on Wednesday that the MOPCO-Agrium fertilizer plant in Damietta Governorate does not pose…
Israeli Foreign Ministry denies opening dialogue with Egypt’s Islamists
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Israeli Foreign Ministry denies opening dialogue with Egypt’s Islamists
The Israeli Foreign Ministry denied news that it has allowed its ambassador in Cairo, Yaakov Amitai, to enter into a…
Temporary headquarters chosen for Scientific Institute
Books
January 2, 2012
Temporary headquarters chosen for Scientific Institute
The Egyptian Scientific Institute will be temporarily relocated to Beit al-Sennary in Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab district until the original building…
Courts reverses veiled TV presenter ban
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Courts reverses veiled TV presenter ban
The Alexandria Administrative Court annulled Sunday the Information Ministry's decision to ban a female TV presenter on channel 5 from…
Salafi party seeks to write constitution reflective of Egypt’s ‘Islamic identity’
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Salafi party seeks to write constitution reflective of Egypt’s ‘Islamic identity’
The Nour Party seeks to formulate a constitution that reflects Egypt's Islamic identity and accommodates non-Muslims, said Mostafa Abdel Rahman,…