Egypt
Mortada Mansour, accused conspirator in Battle of the Camel, announces presidential bid
April 7, 2012
Mortada Mansour, accused conspirator in Battle of the Camel, announces presidential bid
Presidential hopeful and accused former regime member Mortada Mansour announced Saturday that he is running for president in order to…
MP calls for endowments minister to be questioned over corruption
April 7, 2012
MP calls for endowments minister to be questioned over corruption
Wafd Party MP Mostafa al-Nowaihy demanded Saturday that the People's Assembly Saturday question the minister of religious endowments over what…
Brotherhood to field second presidential candidate
April 7, 2012
Brotherhood to field second presidential candidate
Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party sources said Saturday that the group intends to nominate a second presidential candidate in…
Abdullah al-Ashal announces presidential bid
April 7, 2012
Abdullah al-Ashal announces presidential bid
Adel Abdel Maqsoud, head of the Salafi-led Asala Party, announced Saturday that the party's candidate Abdullah al-Ashal submitted his candidacy papers…
Official: Port Said violence trial in cultural center ‘over my dead body’
April 7, 2012
Official: Port Said violence trial in cultural center ‘over my dead body’
Work has resumed at the Ismailia Cultural Center after it was commandeered last week by security officers preparing it as…
Ayman Nour calls for presidential alliance against Omar Suleiman
April 7, 2012
Ayman Nour calls for presidential alliance against Omar Suleiman
Presidential candidate for the liberal New Ghad Party Ayman Nour called on Saturday for the formation of a presidential alliance…
Growing influence of Islamists behind Omar Suleiman presidential bid, says campaigner
April 7, 2012
Growing influence of Islamists behind Omar Suleiman presidential bid, says campaigner
The general coordinator of former Vice President Omar Suleiman’s presidential campaign said he took the decision to run for president…
Iran minister hails Gunter Grass Israel poem
April 7, 2012
Iran minister hails Gunter Grass Israel poem
Iran's deputy culture minister on Saturday hailed German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass's poem in which he accused Israel of…
UPDATE: Hazem Salah Abu Ismail says maternal citizenship controversy US conspiracy
April 7, 2012
UPDATE: Hazem Salah Abu Ismail says maternal citizenship controversy US conspiracy
In a press conference inside a mosque Saturday evening, conversative preacher and presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail attempted to…
3 Egyptian prisoners in Israel begin hunger strike
April 7, 2012
3 Egyptian prisoners in Israel begin hunger strike
Three Egyptians at the Nafha al-Sahrawi Prison in Israel have begun an open-ended hunger strike to press for their release.…