Egypt
Lawyer sues Mubarak over tainted wheat imports
September 4, 2012
Lawyer sues Mubarak over tainted wheat imports
Al-Sayyed Hamed, a lawyer and member of the freedoms committee at the Lawyers Syndicate, has filed a suit with the…
Minister: Banning pornographic websites technically difficult
September 4, 2012
Minister: Banning pornographic websites technically difficult
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Hany Mahmoud said blocking pornographic websites would not be easy from a technical perspective,…
Egypt’s veiled news presenter stirs debate
September 4, 2012
Egypt’s veiled news presenter stirs debate
Egypt's first veiled newsreader on state television has drawn support from many viewers for ending an unwritten rule under ousted…
Army to hand North Sinai security over to police
September 3, 2012
Army to hand North Sinai security over to police
The Armed Forces are devising a long-term plan to permanently hand security over to the police in North Sinai and withdraw…
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
September 3, 2012
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
The Tunisian coast guard shot dead two Egyptian fishermen and wounded two others when their boat entered Tunisian waters on…
Israeli diplomat denies Egypt submarine deal straining ties with Germany
September 3, 2012
Israeli diplomat denies Egypt submarine deal straining ties with Germany
A former Israeli ambassador to Germany cast doubt on speculation that Germany supplying Egypt with two submarines would considerably change…
Labor protests at Abu Zaabal Chemicals
September 3, 2012
Labor protests at Abu Zaabal Chemicals
Two thousand Abu Zaabal Chemicals factory workers staged protests on Monday, demanding the resignation of the company’s board of directors…
Maspero weapons theft trial adjourned to 2 October
September 3, 2012
Maspero weapons theft trial adjourned to 2 October
The North Cairo Court on Monday adjourned the trial of two defendants accused of stealing a weapon belonging to the…
Update: Shafiq, Mubaraks and officials to be tried before criminal court, say sources
September 3, 2012
Update: Shafiq, Mubaraks and officials to be tried before criminal court, say sources
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, former President Hosni Mubarak's sons Gamal and Alaa, and the former head of the Cooperative…