Egypt
Egypt releases weapons ship after investigation: sources
April 7, 2013
Egypt releases weapons ship after investigation: sources
Egyptian authorities released a ship loaded with heavy weapons and its crew three days after they were seized for entering…
Mubarak to remain in custody after new charges leveled against him
April 7, 2013
Mubarak to remain in custody after new charges leveled against him
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah ordered the detainment of former President Hosni Mubarak for 15 days pending investigations conducted by the State Security…
Court clears Shafiq of squandering public money
April 7, 2013
Court clears Shafiq of squandering public money
The North Cairo Criminal Court has cleared former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, former Civil Aviation Minister Ibrahim Manna and former…
Supreme Judicial Council calls on prosecutor general to leave office
April 7, 2013
Supreme Judicial Council calls on prosecutor general to leave office
The Supreme Judicial Council called on Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah to apply a verdict that the Cairo Court of Appeals…
Update: Clashes resume at Abbasseya cathedral after attack
April 7, 2013
Update: Clashes resume at Abbasseya cathedral after attack
Coptic Pope Tawadros II called for calm among all parties to preserve the nation’s safety, Egyptians’ lives and national unity…
Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence
April 7, 2013
Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence
At a time when political Islam is thriving in Egypt, mosques and imams had hoped to garner more relevance than…
Appeals against election delay adjourned to 14 April
April 7, 2013
Appeals against election delay adjourned to 14 April
The Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday postponed until 14 April an appeal against the decision to delay House of Representatives…
Update: Public Prosecution condemns High Court clashes
April 7, 2013
Update: Public Prosecution condemns High Court clashes
The Public Prosecution said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the clashes that erupted nationwide Saturday, including in…
Update: Railways head refers striking train drivers to prosecutors
April 7, 2013
Update: Railways head refers striking train drivers to prosecutors
Egypt National Railway director Hussein Zakariya said he has taken legal action against striking train drivers, referring them to…