Egypt
Update: Constituent Assembly rights committee amends clauses on belief, press
September 18, 2012
Update: Constituent Assembly rights committee amends clauses on belief, press
The Constituent Assembly’s Freedom and Rights Committee changed the language in the articles dealing with freedom of belief, human trafficking…
Public prosecutor orders investigation of torture report
September 18, 2012
Public prosecutor orders investigation of torture report
The public prosecutor called Tuesday for an investigation into a report of torture against a political activist. The report, filed…
Defense minister praises former military leaders
September 18, 2012
Defense minister praises former military leaders
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday praised the previous leaders of the Armed Forces for honorably and faithfully leading…
Political movements denounce break up of Nile University protest
September 18, 2012
Political movements denounce break up of Nile University protest
Leftist political movements in Alexandria said on Tuesday the use of force to break up the Nile University students’ sit-in…
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
September 18, 2012
Syrians banned from hajj over differences with Saudi government
Syrian news agency SANA on Tuesday said the government has banned its citizens from performing hajj this year due to…
Five Nile University students released
September 18, 2012
Five Nile University students released
The District Attorney in the Abdeen neighborhood of Cairo ordered Tuesday the release of five Nile University students who were…
Prosecution refers eight to criminal court over anti-Islam movie
September 18, 2012
Prosecution refers eight to criminal court over anti-Islam movie
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred eight people to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday and ordered that they be…
Minister: Beach resorts to stay in Islamist-led Egypt
September 18, 2012
Minister: Beach resorts to stay in Islamist-led Egypt
Egyptian beach tourism is here to stay, the tourism minister in the Islamist-led administration said on Tuesday, saying any Islamic…
Egyptian court convicts ‘Nose job MP’
September 18, 2012
Egyptian court convicts ‘Nose job MP’
The Imbaba Court of Misdemeanors sentenced former MP Anwar al-Balkimy to a three year suspended prison sentence Tuesday after finding…
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
September 18, 2012
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
Dozens of teachers returned to their sit-in at the Cabinet’s headquarters early Tuesday, only a few hours after police dispersed…