Egypt
Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys
October 10, 2012
Egypt drops blasphemy case against two Coptic boys
Two Egyptian Christian boys detained over charges of blasphemy and insulting the Quran were released and their case was dropped…
Wednesday’s papers: Judgment day
October 10, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Judgment day
As the first 100 days of Morsy’s tenure wrap up, the papers, depending on their inclinations, compete to highlight either…
Central Bank denies governor’s referral to Illicit Gains Authority
October 10, 2012
Central Bank denies governor’s referral to Illicit Gains Authority
The Central Bank denied on Tuesday a report that Central Bank Governor Farouk al-Oqda had been referred to the Illicit…
Reporters released in assault investigation
October 10, 2012
Reporters released in assault investigation
Prosecutors ordered on Wednesday the release of three reporters from independent news website El Badil who were accused of assaulting…
Constituent Assembly session called off over low attendance
October 10, 2012
Constituent Assembly session called off over low attendance
Hossam al-Gheriany, the head of the Constituent Assembly, postponed the assembly’s Wednesday session to next Tuesday after a number of…
Lebanon must punish army attacks on Egyptian and Syrian migrants: HRW
October 10, 2012
Lebanon must punish army attacks on Egyptian and Syrian migrants: HRW
Lebanon should probe and punish army and intelligence officials behind alleged beatings of Egyptian, Sudanese and Syrian migrant workers at…
Justice Ministry raids houses of former officials
October 10, 2012
Justice Ministry raids houses of former officials
The Justice Ministry's Illicit Gains Authority has been searching the residences of several former officials as part of ongoing corruption…
Investigation into Central Security crash faults road conditions, driving mistakes
October 10, 2012
Investigation into Central Security crash faults road conditions, driving mistakes
An investigation into the truck crash that killed 21 soldiers and injured 27 others near the Egypt-Israel border Sunday has…
Saudi court postpones trial of Egyptian lawyer
October 10, 2012
Saudi court postpones trial of Egyptian lawyer
The General Court in Jeddah has again postponed the next trial session of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy on charges of…
Slow economy keeps September inflation down
October 10, 2012
Slow economy keeps September inflation down
Egypt's urban consumer inflation slowed to 6.2 percent in the 12 months to September 2012, the state statistics agency reported…