Egypt
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
July 19, 2012
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
MAHALLA — Around 23,000 workers at Egypt’s largest textile company, the Misr Company for Spinning and Weaving, began an open-ended…
17 arrested for attempting to storm Syrian embassy, ministry says
July 19, 2012
17 arrested for attempting to storm Syrian embassy, ministry says
About 17 people have been arrested for attempting to break into the Syrian Embassy in Cairo Wednesday night and replace…
Morsy meets EU delegation in Cairo
July 19, 2012
Morsy meets EU delegation in Cairo
President Mohamed Morsy received Catherine Ashton, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, along with her delegation at the presidential…
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
July 19, 2012
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
Judge Osama al-Saidi, tasked by the Justice Ministry with investigating land seizure claims filed against former Mubarak-era officials, has summoned…
Two soldiers killed by gunfire in Sinai
July 19, 2012
Two soldiers killed by gunfire in Sinai
Masked men shot dead two Egyptian soldiers in a North Sinai city Thursday, according to a security source quoted by…
Morsy meets Palestinian leaders at presidential palace
July 19, 2012
Morsy meets Palestinian leaders at presidential palace
President Mohamed Morsy received Hamas political bureau head Khaled Meshaal at the presidential palace in Heliopolis Thursday. Morsy and Meshaal…
Thursday papers: ‘Assad’s generals fall’
July 19, 2012
Thursday papers: ‘Assad’s generals fall’
The local press focuses Thursday on the explosion in Damascus that killed Syrian Defense Minister Dawoud Rajha, President Bashar al-Assad's…
Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman dies in US hospital, age 76
July 19, 2012
Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman dies in US hospital, age 76
Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who briefly served as vice president under Hosni Mubarak, died in a US hospital Thursday…
Shura Council delegation to visit Egyptian detainees in Saudi
July 19, 2012
Shura Council delegation to visit Egyptian detainees in Saudi
The Shura Council Human Rights Committee has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia to visit Egyptian detainees and meet with…
Brotherhood leader: Draft constitution expected in two weeks
July 19, 2012
Brotherhood leader: Draft constitution expected in two weeks
The Constituent Assembly has reached consensus on the majority of articles and will finalize an initial draft of the new…