Egypt
Date set for verdict on last April’s sectarian violence in Khosous
October 26, 2013
Date set for verdict on last April’s sectarian violence in Khosous
Banha Criminal Court, held in the Cairo Police Academy on Saturday, set 14 December as the date for a verdict…
Court turns down case against ElBaradei over ‘betrayal of trust’
October 26, 2013
Court turns down case against ElBaradei over ‘betrayal of trust’
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Saturday turned down a lawsuit accusing former Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei of betrayal of trust…
Group: Egyptian ex-army officer was suicide bomber
October 26, 2013
Group: Egyptian ex-army officer was suicide bomber
Al-Qaeda-inspired militants say the suicide bomber who carried out a failed assassination attempt on Egypt's interior minister last month was…
Post 9/11, NSA spying ‘virtually unchecked’
October 26, 2013
Post 9/11, NSA spying ‘virtually unchecked’
Revelations of America's industrial-scale surveillance have painted an alarming picture of the National Security Agency as a spy service operating…
Egypt’s top TV satirist back on air, pokes fun at all political camps
October 26, 2013
Egypt’s top TV satirist back on air, pokes fun at all political camps
Egypt's most prominent television satirist, Bassem Youssef, known for his fierce jabs at ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsy, returned to…
Egypt closes Rafah crossing both ways indefinitely
October 26, 2013
Egypt closes Rafah crossing both ways indefinitely
Egyptian authorities on Saturday closed the Rafah crossing, which borders the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, indefinitely after granting passes for Palestinians…
Moussa fails to patch up constitution split over Islamic identity: source
October 26, 2013
Moussa fails to patch up constitution split over Islamic identity: source
Mediation efforts by Amr Moussa, chairman of Egypt's constitution-drafting committee, have failed to resolve disagreements among members concerning Egypt's identity…
Heavy weapons found in Sharqiya farm
October 25, 2013
Heavy weapons found in Sharqiya farm
Sounds of explosions were heard and a fire broke out on a farm at the village of Adliya in Sharqiya…
Beblawy meets Egyptian community in UAE
October 25, 2013
Beblawy meets Egyptian community in UAE
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy met with members of the Egyptian community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), discussing political and…
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
October 25, 2013
Constitution body divided over ‘civil state’ article: Catholic representative
Bishop Antonios Aziz, representative for the Catholic Church in the 50-member constitutional amendment committee, said the body is still not…