Egypt
Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document
April 22, 2013
Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb is facing pressure to halt issuing a document of women's rights from an…
Two Armed Forces officers die while shooting video clip for Sinai Liberation Day
April 22, 2013
Two Armed Forces officers die while shooting video clip for Sinai Liberation Day
Two Armed Forces officers were killed on Sunday afternoon while shooting a video clip in the Pyramids area on the…
Kuwait court bails opposition leader Musallem al-Barrak
April 22, 2013
Kuwait court bails opposition leader Musallem al-Barrak
Kuwait's appeals court on Monday granted opposition leader Musallem al-Barrak bail as it began examining his five-year jail term for…
Palestine-Syrian refugees protest before Cairo Palestinian Embassy
April 22, 2013
Palestine-Syrian refugees protest before Cairo Palestinian Embassy
Palestinian-Syrians refugees displaced from Syria began a sit-in on Tuesday in front of the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo, demanding equal…
Review of case against Shura Council set for 12 May
April 22, 2013
Review of case against Shura Council set for 12 May
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) on Monday set the review of a case calling for the dissolution of the Shura…
IMF, Egypt hope to reach loan agreement in ‘weeks’
April 22, 2013
IMF, Egypt hope to reach loan agreement in ‘weeks’
The International Monetary Fund and Egypt hope to conclude talks for a loan deal “in the coming weeks,” they said…
Khairat al-Shater: I do not interfere in state affairs
April 22, 2013
Khairat al-Shater: I do not interfere in state affairs
Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat al-Shater denied that he interferes in the management of state affairs. In…
Update: Mubarak to remain in detention on illicit gains charges
April 22, 2013
Update: Mubarak to remain in detention on illicit gains charges
The Cairo Criminal Court accepted on Monday a challenge by the Public Prosecution to a Sunday ruling by the Nasr…
Order sentencing man to 80 lashes for drunkenness canceled
April 21, 2013
Order sentencing man to 80 lashes for drunkenness canceled
The prosecutor general canceled an order made by the Matay village prosecutor in Minya Governorate, Hussein Anany, that sentenced a…