Egypt
Prosecution to review committee report on revolution killings
January 9, 2013
Prosecution to review committee report on revolution killings
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah tasked a 21-member prosecution panel to review a recent report by the fact-finding committee formed by…
Officials: Egypt parliamentary election seen in April
January 9, 2013
Officials: Egypt parliamentary election seen in April
Egypt, battered by political turmoil and an economic crisis that has sent the local currency tumbling, will hold a parliamentary…
Update: Morsy to meet with Iranian foreign minister Thursday
January 9, 2013
Update: Morsy to meet with Iranian foreign minister Thursday
The president is scheduled to meet Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who is delivering a message from…
Egypt’s president to meet Palestinian rivals on unity
January 9, 2013
Egypt’s president to meet Palestinian rivals on unity
CAIRO/GAZA — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy plans to meet the leaders of Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah on Wednesday in…
Nour Party names Younis Makhyoun new chief
January 9, 2013
Nour Party names Younis Makhyoun new chief
After losing some of its most prominent members to a new political party, the Salafi-oriented Nour Party chose Younis Makhyoun…
Human rights organizations condemn military trial of reporter
January 9, 2013
Human rights organizations condemn military trial of reporter
Ismailia Military Court extended journalist Mohamed Sabry’s detention and postponed his case until 15 January, as several human rights organizations…
Border troops arrest 15 undocumented migrants
January 9, 2013
Border troops arrest 15 undocumented migrants
Security services intercepted 15 migrants Wednesday while they were attempting to cross into Israel. Border guards spotted the group in…
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
January 9, 2013
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Policemen in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagaa Hammadi staged a strike Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague…
Interrogations over assault on judge delayed due to bad weather
January 9, 2013
Interrogations over assault on judge delayed due to bad weather
An investigating judge delayed the interrogation of defendants in the case over an assault on the head of the Judges…
Saudi court to rule on Egyptian lawyer’s case Tuesday
January 9, 2013
Saudi court to rule on Egyptian lawyer’s case Tuesday
A Jeddah court is expected to rule next week on drug smuggling charges against Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy. Gizawy was…