Egypt
Four transport authority workers start hunger strike
September 20, 2012
Four transport authority workers start hunger strike
Four protesting workers at Cairo Governorate's Public Transport Authority started an open-ended hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with other…
No opportunity for Morsy-Obama meeting in New York
September 20, 2012
No opportunity for Morsy-Obama meeting in New York
President Mohamed Morsy is not planning to meet with US President Barack Obama during his trip to New York later…
Morsy assigns powers to new vice president
September 20, 2012
Morsy assigns powers to new vice president
President Mohamed Morsy issued a decree on Thursday specifying the powers of Vice President Mahmoud Mekky, who was appointed on…
Abou Hamed flies to Dubai to discuss new party with Shafiq
September 20, 2012
Abou Hamed flies to Dubai to discuss new party with Shafiq
Mohamed Abou Hamed, co-founder of the Egyptian National Movement Party, went to Dubai on Thursday to meet with Ahmed Shafiq…
Nasserist groups announce new, unified political party
September 20, 2012
Nasserist groups announce new, unified political party
Four Nasserist parties officially declared that they would merge into one, united group called the Nasserist Party during a meeting…
Thursday’s papers: Drawing trouble, and Brotherhood reincarnate Shafiq project
September 20, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Drawing trouble, and Brotherhood reincarnate Shafiq project
Whether in magazines or on walls, drawings were in the news on Thursday. The state’s removal of the now iconic…
PM: Tahrir graffiti removal against Cabinet’s will to commemorate revolution
September 20, 2012
PM: Tahrir graffiti removal against Cabinet’s will to commemorate revolution
The Cabinet said in a statement Thursday that cleaning the graffiti off the walls on Mohamed Mahmoud Street near Tahrir…
Others accused in Shafiq land sale case
September 20, 2012
Others accused in Shafiq land sale case
A committee of experts was summoned on Thursday to examine new claims filed in the ongoing investigations into charges that…
FM denies strained relations with US
September 20, 2012
FM denies strained relations with US
Relations with the US are normal following protests outside the American Embassy, Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said during a…
Six defendants to be freed in February Mohamed Mahmoud clashes case
September 20, 2012
Six defendants to be freed in February Mohamed Mahmoud clashes case
The Cairo Criminal Court ordered the release Thursday of six defendants accused of involvement in the February Mohamed Mahmoud Street…