Egypt
Salafis likely to support Abu Ismail, Awa or Abouel Fotouh for president, leader says
March 7, 2012
Salafis likely to support Abu Ismail, Awa or Abouel Fotouh for president, leader says
The Salafi movement will likely support Islamists Hazem Abu Ismail, Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh or Mohamed Selim al-Awa for president…
Mubarak sons face tax evasion charges
March 7, 2012
Mubarak sons face tax evasion charges
Former President Hosni Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, are being questioned over accusations of tax evasion, judicial sources have said.…
Railway workers end strike
March 6, 2012
Railway workers end strike
Workers from the Railway Authority ended their sit-in on Tuesday when Hani Hegab, the president of the authority, promised to…
Port Said Stadium official ordered to turn off the lights during clashes
March 6, 2012
Port Said Stadium official ordered to turn off the lights during clashes
Taha Malkan, the official responsible for the lights in Port Said Stadium, said on Tuesday that a brigadier general from the Central…
Academy of Arabic Language acquits MP of insulting Tantawi
March 6, 2012
Academy of Arabic Language acquits MP of insulting Tantawi
The Academy of the Arabic Language acquitted on Tuesday Egyptian Social Democratic Party MP Zyad Elelaimy of insulting Field Marshal…
Supreme Judicial Council to investigate NGO case developments
March 6, 2012
Supreme Judicial Council to investigate NGO case developments
The Supreme Judicial Council decided on Tuesday to look into the NGO foreign funding case and the judicial developments that have taken…
Social Democratic and Adl parties mull merger
March 6, 2012
Social Democratic and Adl parties mull merger
A deal to merge the Egyptian Social Democratic Party and the Adl Party is “nearing completion,” according to Tamer al-Meehy,…
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
March 6, 2012
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
The NGO foreign funding case “is the responsibility of the judiciary and no executive official has the right to interfere…
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
March 6, 2012
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said on Tuesday that Egypt is steadily…
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
March 6, 2012
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
Workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company in Minya, Upper Egypt blocked the railways on Tuesday, protesting frequent late payment…