Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood, FJP start preparations for parliamentary elections
December 26, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood, FJP start preparations for parliamentary elections
The Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party have started preparing for upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections. They have…
Judicial council, Judges Club call for prosecutor general’s resignation
December 26, 2012
Judicial council, Judges Club call for prosecutor general’s resignation
The Supreme Judicial Council and the Judges Club issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah…
Shura Council committee to draft law restructuring police force
December 26, 2012
Shura Council committee to draft law restructuring police force
The Shura Council’s human rights committee on Wednesday announced that it would begin drafting two new bills on transitional justice…
Court to resume former tourism minister trial Thursday
December 26, 2012
Court to resume former tourism minister trial Thursday
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday set 27 December to review the Illicit Gains Authority’s decision to freeze former Tourism…
Prosecution challenges release of former information minister
December 26, 2012
Prosecution challenges release of former information minister
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah on Wednesday challenged the Cairo Criminal Court’s order to release former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi. Last…
Morsy to visit Germany in January, say reports
December 26, 2012
Morsy to visit Germany in January, say reports
President Mohamed Morsy plans to pay an official visit to Germany in January, state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Wednesday. Morsy…
Five migrants arrested in Sinai
December 26, 2012
Five migrants arrested in Sinai
Central Security Forces arrested five migrants in Central Sinai, allegedly en route to cross illegally into Israel. The Interior Ministry…
Minister calls for national reconciliation
December 26, 2012
Minister calls for national reconciliation
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Mahsoub called Wednesday on all political forces to achieve national reconciliation and broader consensus for the…
Court releases former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi
December 26, 2012
Court releases former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi pending a retrial on graft…
New Shura Council session convenes
December 26, 2012
New Shura Council session convenes
The Shura Council is assembling Wednesday for its first meeting of the new session, during which it would be responsible…