Egypt
Israel eases Gaza blockade following truce deal
December 27, 2012
Israel eases Gaza blockade following truce deal
Israel is easing its blockade of Gaza to allow construction materials and other goods into the enclave under the terms…
Foreign minister visits Russia Thursday
December 27, 2012
Foreign minister visits Russia Thursday
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr departed for Moscow Thursday for a one-day visit to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov…
Court accepts former housing minister’s appeal
December 27, 2012
Court accepts former housing minister’s appeal
The Cassation Court accepted former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman’s appeal Thursday in a case regarding public expenditures but rejected…
Brotherhood’s politics may mean short term gains and long term losses
December 27, 2012
Brotherhood’s politics may mean short term gains and long term losses
Experts on Islamist movements and democratization have long held that Islamist groups, if they are allowed to engage freely in…
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
December 27, 2012
Airborne police department in the works, says minister
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin announced Thursday that the ministry is preparing to establish an airborne police department. The…
Islamist parties consider running for Parliament on one list
December 27, 2012
Islamist parties consider running for Parliament on one list
Islamist parties are considering putting forth one list of candidates to run in the next parliamentary elections to counter the…
Grand mufti encourages ‘brotherly warmth’ on Christmas
December 27, 2012
Grand mufti encourages ‘brotherly warmth’ on Christmas
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a fatwa Wednesday encouraging Muslims to spread brotherly warmth by offering greetings to Christians on…
Supreme Constitutional Court convenes, with fewer judges
December 27, 2012
Supreme Constitutional Court convenes, with fewer judges
The Supreme Constitutional Court convened its general assembly for the first time Thursday following the removal of seven judges as…
Islamist lawyer accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm cartoonist of blasphemy
December 27, 2012
Islamist lawyer accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm cartoonist of blasphemy
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah referred an Islamist lawyer’s complaint alleging that a cartoon published in Al-Masry Al-Youm was blasphemous to…
Prosecutor general wants time to consider resignation, says prominent judge
December 26, 2012
Prosecutor general wants time to consider resignation, says prominent judge
Judges Club President Ahmed al-Zend on Wednesday appealed to prosecutors to return to work, confirming that Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah…