Egypt
Morsy says he heads Sinai military operations
August 10, 2012
Morsy says he heads Sinai military operations
President Mohamed Morsy said after Friday prayers that he was heading the operations currently taking place in Sinai and following…
Six Sinai attack suspects arrested Friday
August 10, 2012
Six Sinai attack suspects arrested Friday
Six suspects in the Sunday attack in Sinai were arrested following a joint operation between the police and the armed…
The Brothers of the Cabinet
August 10, 2012
The Brothers of the Cabinet
Despite secular groups’ frenzy about state institutions being headed and dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the Cabinet formation came against…
Update: Palestinian pilgrims to cross through Rafah as Hamas urges permanent reopening
August 10, 2012
Update: Palestinian pilgrims to cross through Rafah as Hamas urges permanent reopening
The Egyptian authorities opened one side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Friday to allow Umra…
Interior Minister: Sinai citizens have role in protecting Egypt’s borders
August 10, 2012
Interior Minister: Sinai citizens have role in protecting Egypt’s borders
Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin on Thursday asked Sinai tribal chiefs to cooperate with security authorities in the Sinai Peninsula,…
Morsy supports new committee to oversee state, private media
August 9, 2012
Morsy supports new committee to oversee state, private media
President Mohamed Morsy said Thursday that he supports the idea of forming a national council to oversee state and…
Forensics report gives clues to identity of Sinai attackers
August 9, 2012
Forensics report gives clues to identity of Sinai attackers
The initial forensic report on the bodies of the Rafah checkpoint attackers suggests that the perpetrators were wearing military…
Committee on retrieving embezzled funds to be restructured, says PM
August 9, 2012
Committee on retrieving embezzled funds to be restructured, says PM
The committee tasked with retrieving funds stolen by figures from the former Mubarak regime will be restructured, announced Prime…
Authorities investigate assault on editor
August 9, 2012
Authorities investigate assault on editor
Authorities are investigating allegations of an assault on Khaled Salah, editor-in-chief of the independent Youm7 newspaper, who says he…
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
August 9, 2012
Egypt: We’ve evacuated more than 1,300 citizens from Syria
More than 1,300 Egyptians have been evacuated from Syria since 19 July, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy on…