Egypt
Alexandria court rules bearded officers must be reinstated
July 5, 2012
Alexandria court rules bearded officers must be reinstated
The Alexandria Administrative Court ruled Thursday that the Interior Ministry must reinstate bearded police officers to their posts after the…
Public prosecutor: No gag order in Okasha case
July 5, 2012
Public prosecutor: No gag order in Okasha case
Public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has denied issuing a gag order pertaining to the investigation of President Mohamed Morsy’s charges…
Clinton to visit Egypt, Israel
July 5, 2012
Clinton to visit Egypt, Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Egypt this month for talks with the country's a…
Facebook group shut down after members claim responsibility for Suez death
July 5, 2012
Facebook group shut down after members claim responsibility for Suez death
A controversial Egyptian Facebook page called “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” was closed on Thursday after members of…
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
July 5, 2012
Khaled Ali files lawsuit against National Defense Council
Former presidential candidate and rights activist Khaled Ali filed a lawsuit with the State Council's administrative court demanding that President…
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
July 5, 2012
Morsy to meet with Haniyeh in August, Maan says
Hamas is in touch with the Egyptian presidential office to set up a meeting between Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and…
Pirelli workers end sit-in at presidential palace
July 5, 2012
Pirelli workers end sit-in at presidential palace
Three hundred workers from the Pirelli Tires factory in Alexandria ended their sit-in before the presidential palace in Heliopolis on…
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
July 5, 2012
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
Not a single US company has withdrawn from Egypt after the revolution, Lionel C. Johnson, vice president of the American…
Number of foreign workers in Egypt dropped in 2011, says agency
July 5, 2012
Number of foreign workers in Egypt dropped in 2011, says agency
The number of foreign workers registered to work in the government and public sector in Egypt decreased by 22.4 percent…
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
July 5, 2012
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
State-run Al-Ahram newspaper said Thursday that there are plans to launch a satellite channel during Ramadan featuring only women who…