Egypt
Morsy flies to New York to attend UN General Assembly meetings
September 24, 2012
Morsy flies to New York to attend UN General Assembly meetings
President Mohamed Morsy flew to New York Monday morning to head the Egyptian delegation, which is participating in the 67th…
Monday’s papers: Morsy heads to New York
September 24, 2012
Monday’s papers: Morsy heads to New York
State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram this morning leads with Egypt’s democratic change and its relations with the world being featured as part…
New labor measures respond to rising tide of strikes
September 24, 2012
New labor measures respond to rising tide of strikes
Strikes and the organization of the country’s labor movement are a hot political topic. Strikes have taken place recently, or…
Cabinet to consider increasing consumer tap water prices
September 23, 2012
Cabinet to consider increasing consumer tap water prices
The drinking water and sanitation facilities minister will ask the Cabinet to increase consumer tap water prices, as part of…
Internal rift apparent as Doctors Syndicate plans strike
September 23, 2012
Internal rift apparent as Doctors Syndicate plans strike
Doctors affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood stormed out of a Doctors Syndicate meeting on Friday, after disagreements over a strike slated to…
Ultras assault Ahly Club players, demanding Port Said trial verdict
September 23, 2012
Ultras assault Ahly Club players, demanding Port Said trial verdict
Some 200 hardcore football fans assaulted Ahly Club players as they trained at the Nasr City branch Sunday, while thousands…
As corruption investigations end, Mubarak-era figures to go on trial
September 23, 2012
As corruption investigations end, Mubarak-era figures to go on trial
Investigations into corruption cases of figures from the Mubarak regime, including those of the former president and his family, have…
Court ruling lets NDP remnants to run in parliamentary polls
September 23, 2012
Court ruling lets NDP remnants to run in parliamentary polls
The Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday ruled that so-called remnants of the Hosni Mubarak regime could run in the coming…
AUC strike forces classes suspended until further notice
September 23, 2012
AUC strike forces classes suspended until further notice
The American University in Cairo announced on Sunday that classes would be suspended until a dispute with some students over increased…
Administrative court upholds ruling to dissolve Parliament
September 23, 2012
Administrative court upholds ruling to dissolve Parliament
The State Council Administrative Court on Saturday upheld an earlier Supreme Constitutional Court ruling, which had ordered the dissolution of…