Egypt
NGO demands protection for witness in molestation case
October 2, 2012
NGO demands protection for witness in molestation case
A human rights organization has urged security authorities to provide protection for Sahar Mamdouh, a prime witness in the murder…
Microbus drivers go on partial strike
October 2, 2012
Microbus drivers go on partial strike
Microbus drivers went on a partial strike Tuesday in Cairo and Giza to call for the cancellation of “hefty fines”…
Three legal challenges to Constituent Assembly postponed
October 2, 2012
Three legal challenges to Constituent Assembly postponed
An administrative court on Tuesday postponed three cases calling for the dissolution of the current Constituent Assembly to 9 October,…
Interior Ministry: 90,000 escaped convicts arrested since August
October 2, 2012
Interior Ministry: 90,000 escaped convicts arrested since August
Police arrested 90,000 escaped convicts and 10,000 who they said represented security threats since the first of August until the…
Nour Party to form reconciliation committee, continue elections
October 2, 2012
Nour Party to form reconciliation committee, continue elections
Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar said 98 percent of party members have voted in favor of an initiative to…
Tuesday’s papers:Doctors strike and the Cabinet reports
October 2, 2012
Tuesday’s papers:Doctors strike and the Cabinet reports
The doctors' strike is the only event highlighted in all of Tuesday's newspapers. Freedom and Justice, the daily published by…
Obama seeks to unblock US$450 mn in aid for Egypt
October 2, 2012
Obama seeks to unblock US$450 mn in aid for Egypt
US President Barack Obama’s administration said Monday it is trying to convince the US Congress to unblock about US$450…
AUC meets student demands, classes to resume Wednesday
October 1, 2012
AUC meets student demands, classes to resume Wednesday
The American University in Cairo will resume sessions Wednesday after negotiations between students and the administration met some of…
Brotherhood forms committee to support Syrian uprising
October 1, 2012
Brotherhood forms committee to support Syrian uprising
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has formed a committee to support the Syrian uprising, led by Mohamed Abdel Rahman, a member of…
Egypt says no free trade zone with Gaza
October 1, 2012
Egypt says no free trade zone with Gaza
President Mohamed Morsy’s office on Monday confirmed that Egypt would not establish a free trade zone with the Gaza Strip…