Egypt
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
May 15, 2012
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
Voter turnout for the presidential election that began on Friday did not exceed 15 percent of all registered voters, announced…
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
May 15, 2012
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
Assets and stocks worth US$3million (LE18 million) were found to be owned by the Egypt-based International Peace Research Institute…
Hamzawy submits documents for his new political party
May 15, 2012
Hamzawy submits documents for his new political party
Independent MP Amr Hamzawy submitted papers to found a political party called Freedom Egypt to the parties’ affairs committee on…
Family fights in Qalyubiya leave 3 dead
May 15, 2012
Family fights in Qalyubiya leave 3 dead
Three people belonging to the same family were killed on Tuesday in the village of Sanafeer in Qalyubiya after a…
Port Said stadium trial adjourned to 27 May
May 15, 2012
Port Said stadium trial adjourned to 27 May
Port Said Criminal Court adjourned the Port Said Stadium Massacre trial to 27 May to view surveillance videos. On 1…
Copts fear an Islamist president, mostly back Shafiq or Moussa
May 15, 2012
Copts fear an Islamist president, mostly back Shafiq or Moussa
Egypt's Coptic Christians complained of discrimination under Hosni Mubarak but fear it may get worse if an Islamist takes his…
Health Ministry to impose fines on hairdressers to curb hepatitis
May 15, 2012
Health Ministry to impose fines on hairdressers to curb hepatitis
Hairdressers are likely to pay hefty fines if they do not commit to sterilizing their kits, said the assistant health…
Ex-Prime Minister’s trial adjourned to June
May 15, 2012
Ex-Prime Minister’s trial adjourned to June
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 9 June in order to summon…
Catholic Church stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
May 15, 2012
Catholic Church stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
The Catholic Church in Egypt on Tuesday stressed its impartiality toward candidates competing in the presidential election scheduled for 23…
Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh
May 15, 2012
Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh
Dozens of Bedouins from the Muzayenna tribe organized a sit-in outside the Sharm el-Sheikh City Council building Tuesday to demand…