Egypt
Facebook group shut down after members claim responsibility for Suez death
July 5, 2012
Facebook group shut down after members claim responsibility for Suez death
A controversial Egyptian Facebook page called “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” was closed on Thursday after members of…
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
July 5, 2012
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
Former presidential candidate and rights activist Khaled Ali filed a lawsuit with the State Council's administrative court demanding that President…
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
July 5, 2012
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
Hamas is in touch with the Egyptian presidential office to set up a meeting between Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and…
Pirelli workers end sit-in at presidential palace
July 5, 2012
Pirelli workers end sit-in at presidential palace
Three hundred workers from the Pirelli Tires factory in Alexandria ended their sit-in before the presidential palace in Heliopolis on…
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
July 5, 2012
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
Not a single US company has withdrawn from Egypt after the revolution, Lionel C. Johnson, vice president of the American…
Number of foreign workers in Egypt dropped in 2011, says agency
July 5, 2012
Number of foreign workers in Egypt dropped in 2011, says agency
The number of foreign workers registered to work in the government and public sector in Egypt decreased by 22.4 percent…
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
July 5, 2012
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
State-run Al-Ahram newspaper said Thursday that there are plans to launch a satellite channel during Ramadan featuring only women who…
Ceramica Cleopatra owner banned from travel
July 5, 2012
Ceramica Cleopatra owner banned from travel
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud placed a travel ban on Ceramica Cleopatra owner Mohamed Abul Enein on Thursday due to…
Abouel Fotouh takes steps to found Strong Egypt party
July 5, 2012
Abouel Fotouh takes steps to found Strong Egypt party
Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has begun taking steps to establish a new political party called Strong Egypt,…
Cairo’s central slum under threat
July 5, 2012
Cairo’s central slum under threat
The contrast is stark. On the Nile waterfront, gleaming skyscrapers shoot into the sky, containing a mall stuffed with luxury…