Egypt
Russia may ease Muslim Brotherhood ban to boost Egypt ties
December 19, 2012
Russia may ease Muslim Brotherhood ban to boost Egypt ties
MOSCOW — Russia may ease restrictions on the Muslim Brotherhood soon to improve relations with Egypt and rebuild influence lost…
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
December 19, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Newspapers on Thursday focus their coverage on the death of Al-Fagr photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif and the referendum on the…
Sources: Police accuse four Abu Ismail supporters of Wafd Party attack
December 18, 2012
Sources: Police accuse four Abu Ismail supporters of Wafd Party attack
Four supporters of former Salafi presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail were accused by police of attacking the headquarters of…
Moussa warns Morsy administration against continuing referendum
December 18, 2012
Moussa warns Morsy administration against continuing referendum
Former presidential candidate and Egyptian National Congress Party head Amr Moussa threatened a harsh reaction if the government insists on…
Marches against referendum arrive at presidential palace, in Tahrir
December 18, 2012
Marches against referendum arrive at presidential palace, in Tahrir
Hundreds of protesters marched from Nour Mosque in Abbasseya to the presidential palace in Heliopolis on Tuesday to demand the…
Prison authority requests transfer of Mubarak to military hospital
December 18, 2012
Prison authority requests transfer of Mubarak to military hospital
The prison authority has requested that the Defense Ministry grant permission to transfer former President Hosni Mubarak to Maadi Military…
Brotherhood to SJC: Don’t accept prosecutor general’s resignation
December 18, 2012
Brotherhood to SJC: Don’t accept prosecutor general’s resignation
The Muslim Brotherhood has called on the Supreme Judicial Council to reject Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah’s resignation, and to denounce…
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
December 18, 2012
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
High Elections Commission member Mahmoud Abu Shusha spoke out against reports of electoral violations in the constitutional referendum in a…
Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution
December 18, 2012
Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution
Expat voting results in the Gulf States for the constitutional referendum indicate a majority approval for the controversial draft. State-run…
Presidency responds to SCC’s anger over official’s remarks
December 18, 2012
Presidency responds to SCC’s anger over official’s remarks
The president’s office issued a statement on Tuesday clarifying an official’s remarks suggesting that President Mohamed Morsy had received evidence…