Egypt
El Sawy Culture Wheel hosts Satanists, says FJP lawyer
September 2, 2012
El Sawy Culture Wheel hosts Satanists, says FJP lawyer
El Sawy Culture Wheel, a cultural center in Zamalek, is hosting Satanists, according to a complaint filed by a Freedom…
Security source: Interior Ministry drafting harsher penalties to help police
September 2, 2012
Security source: Interior Ministry drafting harsher penalties to help police
The Interior Ministry is coordinating with the Justice Ministry to prepare a draft law with harsher penalties for crimes against…
Israel seeks to dissuade Germany from selling Egypt two submarines
September 2, 2012
Israel seeks to dissuade Germany from selling Egypt two submarines
Israel is seeking to persuade Germany not to sell two submarines to Egypt, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Sunday…
Top court to consider Shura Council challenge after 17 September
September 2, 2012
Top court to consider Shura Council challenge after 17 September
The Supreme Constitutional Court will delay consideration of a lawsuit demanding the dissolution of the upper house of Parliament until…
Report accuses Shafiq of insulting judiciary
September 2, 2012
Report accuses Shafiq of insulting judiciary
Former MP Essam Sultan and 16 other lawyers filed a report with the attorney general Sunday accusing former presidential candidate…
Egypt’s first veiled state TV presenter appears on screen
September 2, 2012
Egypt’s first veiled state TV presenter appears on screen
Fatma Nabil, the first veiled news anchorwoman in the history of Egyptian television, said Sunday she was delighted to appear…
Judge keeps Mubarak secretary in prison for corruption investigations
September 2, 2012
Judge keeps Mubarak secretary in prison for corruption investigations
Head of Cairo Criminal Court Mostafa al-Komy decided Monday to continue the detainment of Gamal Eddin Abdel Aziz, the secretary…
Bahrain recalls diplomat after Iranian TV distorts Morsy speech
September 2, 2012
Bahrain recalls diplomat after Iranian TV distorts Morsy speech
Bahrain recalled Iranian chargé d'affaires Mahdy Islamy on Saturday to officially protest official Iranian television's distortions of President Mohamed Morsy's…
Liberals, leftists unite against Islamists for parliamentary polls
September 2, 2012
Liberals, leftists unite against Islamists for parliamentary polls
Liberals and leftist powers and parties plan to unite in a new electoral alliance to face Islamists in the upcoming…