Shaimaa el-Karanshawi
Hepatitis sufferers stage protest against locally-produced drug
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Hepatitis sufferers stage protest against locally-produced drug
Dozens of hepatitis sufferers covered by the state health insurance system staged a demonstration outside the State Council building in…
Court rules to remove impotency photos from cigarette boxes
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Court rules to remove impotency photos from cigarette boxes
Describing cautionary photos recently put on cigarette packets as "offensive," Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday mandated health minister Hatem…
Damietta villagers march on governor’s office to protest official neglect
Egypt
December 16, 2010
Damietta villagers march on governor’s office to protest official neglect
Hundreds of residents of the village of Al-Sayala in the Damietta Governorate staged a demonstration on Wednesday night in front…
Run-offs update: Administrative Court nullifies elections in several districts
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Administrative Court nullifies elections in several districts
The Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday ruled to invalidate elections in a number of districts over allegations of electoral fraud.The…
Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal
Business
November 23, 2010
Court postpones lawsuit against Saudi prince’s Toshka land deal
The Administrative Court on Monday postponed to 14 December discussion of a lawsuit calling for the annulment of a contract…
Administrative Court rejects appeal against women’s parliamentary quota
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Administrative Court rejects appeal against women’s parliamentary quota
The Supreme Administrative Court today rejected an appeal against the quota allocated for women in parliament. The lawsuit was filed…
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Culture Ministry official gets 3 years hard labor in Van Gogh theft case
The Dokki Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday sentenced Mohsen Shaalan, head of the Culture Ministry's fine arts department, along with ten…
Khaled Saeed case: Lawyers demand policemen be tried by State Security court
Egypt
July 29, 2010
Khaled Saeed case: Lawyers demand policemen be tried by State Security court
Three lawyers have raised a lawsuit before the Administrative Court against a decision by both Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud…
Medicine price scheme appeal referred to State Council
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Medicine price scheme appeal referred to State Council
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday referred an appeal submitted by the Health Ministry, which challenged a court ruling rejecting…
Mubarak picks new State Council president
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Mubarak picks new State Council president
President Hosni Mubarak has nominated a new president for the State Council, according to a council statement issued yesterday. Mohamed…