Egypt
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.…
Jama’a al-Islamiya protests against public prosecutor
October 30, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya protests against public prosecutor
Jama’a al-Islamiya, the Salafi Front along with other Islamist coalitions on Tuesday staged protests outside Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud’s…
Court rules no jurisdiction to cancel or modify Israel treaty
October 30, 2012
Court rules no jurisdiction to cancel or modify Israel treaty
The Court of Administrative Justice on Tuesday said it has no jurisdiction to consider a lawsuit demanding the repeal or…
Verdict to be issued against teacher who cut students’ hair on 6 November
October 30, 2012
Verdict to be issued against teacher who cut students’ hair on 6 November
A Luxor court on Tuesday set 6 November to issue a verdict against a primary school teacher in Upper Egypt…
Constitution completed within month, Constituent Assembly head says
October 30, 2012
Constitution completed within month, Constituent Assembly head says
At a meeting Tuesday between Constituent Assembly head Hossam al-Gheriany and former US President Jimmy Carter, assembly members assured Carter…