Egypt
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
April 29, 2012
Student union elections marred by legal ambiguities
Cairo University, Egypt’s largest public university, voted for its student union this year weeks after the vote was initially scheduled,…
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
April 29, 2012
Seven student union heads withdraw from national union elections
Student union heads from seven universities have withdrawn from meetings of Egypt’s Coalition of Student Unions after Muslim Brotherhood students…
Brotherhood MP calls for presidential ‘team’ in face of former regime candidates
April 29, 2012
Brotherhood MP calls for presidential ‘team’ in face of former regime candidates
A Freedom and Justice Party MP has called for the formation of a presidential "team" of candidates to thwart what…
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
April 29, 2012
Interior Ministry says 2 Hamas members arrested in Sinai
Security services in Sinai arrested Sunday two members of the Ezz Eddin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military arm, according to the…
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
April 29, 2012
Rights lawyer is only one of thousands of Egyptians languishing in Saudi prisons
The detention of Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy by authorities in Saudi Arabia last week spurred popular outrage that…
Egypt to resume pumping natural gas to Jordan in May
April 29, 2012
Egypt to resume pumping natural gas to Jordan in May
Egypt plans to resume pumping natural gas to Jordan by the beginning of May, a Jordanian government source has said.
Update: Egyptian consul’s statement on Egypt-Saudi relations ‘fabricated’
April 29, 2012
Update: Egyptian consul’s statement on Egypt-Saudi relations ‘fabricated’
Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Amr Roshdy said statements attributed to the Egypt’s deputy consul in Jeddah were “fabricated”,…
Activist detained in Saudi Arabia did not confess to drugs charge, says wife
April 29, 2012
Activist detained in Saudi Arabia did not confess to drugs charge, says wife
Shahenda Fathy, wife of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy, who is detained in Saudi Arabia, said she visited her husband Thursday…
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
April 29, 2012
Demolition of disused Alexandria Greek Club highlights larger problems
Located on the ground floor of a spacious low-rise building, shaded by tall trees facing a small garden, the Greek…
One reportedly dead in attack on Abu Ismail supporters
April 29, 2012
One reportedly dead in attack on Abu Ismail supporters
One supporter of ousted presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail reportedly died when unidentified men attacked a sit-in near the…