Egypt
Constituent Assembly decides on Sharia, parliamentary elections
October 4, 2012
Constituent Assembly decides on Sharia, parliamentary elections
The Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the new constitution has agreed to preserve Article 2 of the 1971 Constitution without…
Egypt has refused aid for NGOs worth hundreds of millions of pounds, says minister
October 4, 2012
Egypt has refused aid for NGOs worth hundreds of millions of pounds, says minister
The Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs has approved LE600 million worth of grants to NGOs since 30 June 2012,…
Activists demand SCAF be tried for Maspero massacre as anniversary nears
October 4, 2012
Activists demand SCAF be tried for Maspero massacre as anniversary nears
As the first anniversary of the Maspero violence approaches, activists and political groups are demanding that former SCAF members be…
Confusion surrounds decision to relaunch Al-Shaab newspaper
October 4, 2012
Confusion surrounds decision to relaunch Al-Shaab newspaper
The Supreme Press Council headed by Ahmed Fahmy announced on Thursday that the previously discontinued Al-Shaab newspaper would be…
Thursday’s papers: Trials and tribulations
October 4, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Trials and tribulations
Thursday’s papers all provide coverage of the most recent wave of protests across the country.
Culture Ministry is bulwark against extremism, says minister
October 4, 2012
Culture Ministry is bulwark against extremism, says minister
Culture Minister Saber Arab said that most of the problems facing Egypt lie in the field of culture and art,…
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
October 4, 2012
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Seventy-seven former MPs associated with Hosni Mubarak's dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) have banded together to run in the forthcoming…
Constituent Assembly launches LE60,000 constitution awareness campaign
October 4, 2012
Constituent Assembly launches LE60,000 constitution awareness campaign
The Constituent Assembly plans to launch a large-scale awareness campaign Monday to inform voters about the draft constitution the body…
Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says
October 4, 2012
Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says
Former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly will be retried on charges of killing peaceful protesters during…
Egypt FM warns Syrian crisis worsening
October 4, 2012
Egypt FM warns Syrian crisis worsening
Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr warned Thursday against the Syrian conflict spreading after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian…