Egypt
Churches: Individual Copts should decide how to vote in referendum
December 3, 2012
Churches: Individual Copts should decide how to vote in referendum
The country’s three major churches have agreed not to direct Coptic voters how to vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum,…
Al-Ahram website journalists strike over Morsy declaration
December 3, 2012
Al-Ahram website journalists strike over Morsy declaration
A large number of reporters at the website of state-run Al-Ahram newspaper decided to strike Monday in solidarity with 11…
Foreign Ministry: Egyptians abroad to vote on constitution
December 3, 2012
Foreign Ministry: Egyptians abroad to vote on constitution
Egyptian expatriates will be allowed to start voting on the new draft constitution from 8–11 December at all embassies and…
Al-Azhar meets to resolve political crisis over Morsy declaration
December 3, 2012
Al-Azhar meets to resolve political crisis over Morsy declaration
The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar held a meeting to discuss ways to resolve the current political crisis stemming from President…
Update: Egypt-Turkey shipping is ‘working regularly without problems’
December 3, 2012
Update: Egypt-Turkey shipping is ‘working regularly without problems’
Ahmed Naguib Sharaf, head of the Port Said harbors authority, said the loading and unloading process on the Turkish shipping…
Monday’s papers: ‘No to dictatorship’
December 3, 2012
Monday’s papers: ‘No to dictatorship’
In an unprecedented move, privately owned papers including Al-Watan, Al-Tahrir, Youm7 and Al-Wafd share the same front-page headline: “No to…
Cairo receives first flight from Osaka in two years
December 3, 2012
Cairo receives first flight from Osaka in two years
The first flight from the Japanese city of Osaka to Cairo in two years arrived at Cairo International Airport Monday,…
Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum
December 3, 2012
Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum
An archaeological mission discovered two sandstone statues of kneeling lions from the Ptolemaic erain Fayoum, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…
First Egyptian flight to Syria takes off after three-day hiatus
December 3, 2012
First Egyptian flight to Syria takes off after three-day hiatus
An EgyptAir flight took off Monday to Aleppo in Syria, the first such one since Egypt halted flights to the…
Expert: Draft constitution inadequate, unconstitutional
December 3, 2012
Expert: Draft constitution inadequate, unconstitutional
Prominent constitutional expert Ibrahim Darwish described the draft constitution completed by the Constituent Assembly last Friday as inadequate for Egypt.