Egypt
		Rights group: Policeman forced suspects to undress, put shoes in mouths
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Rights group: Policeman forced suspects to undress, put shoes in mouths
						A local human rights organization is accusing a police officer in Qena Governorate of preventing eight suspects from eating while…					
				
			
		Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Amid criticism from rights groups, police crack down on Eid harassment
						Security authorities in Cairo and Suez said they arrested 541 people during Eid al-Adha based on investigations of harrassment in…					
				
			
		EgyptAir resumes flights to storm-battered New York
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
EgyptAir resumes flights to storm-battered New York
						EgyptAir resumed flights from Cairo to New York City Wednesday, after a two-day suspension amid hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and…					
				
			
		Ministry announces new Suez power station
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Ministry announces new Suez power station
						The Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Wednesday that it is moving forward with plans to build a steam-electric…					
				
			
		Court postpones ruling in former lawmaker’s indecency trial
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Court postpones ruling in former lawmaker’s indecency trial
						A Qalyubiya Court on Wednesday postponed the verdict in the indecency case against former Salafi MP Ali Wanees to 21…					
				
			
		Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Unresolved security, financial losses pose challenges to football
						On Sunday 21 October, a number of Egyptian football league players and sports workers besieged the Baron Hotel in Heliopolis.…					
				
			
		Diplomats checking on US-based Egyptians after Sandy
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 31, 2012
Diplomats checking on US-based Egyptians after Sandy
						President Mohamed Morsy has instructed Ayman Ali, presidential adviser on expatriate Egyptian affairs, to communicate with the Egyptian community in…					
				
			
		Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 30, 2012
Qalyubiya train crash driver referred to trial
						The Qalyubiya public prosecutor referred train driver Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Hamid and his assistant Sayed Ibrahim to trial on Tuesday.…					
				
			
		Salafis in Minya demand protection of Muslim convert
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 30, 2012
Salafis in Minya demand protection of Muslim convert
						Dozens of Salafis gathered Tuesday evening outside the Malawy Police Station in Minya Governorate to demand the protection of a…					
				
			
		Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
October 30, 2012
Coptic papal elections suggest depoliticized church
						The Coptic Orthodox Church elections Monday whittled the list of candidates for the church’s papacy down from five to three.…