Egypt
Top US military general to discuss NGO case with SCAF
February 9, 2012
Top US military general to discuss NGO case with SCAF
The US military’s top general will visit Egypt Friday and meet with the head of the ruling military council to…
Ready to form new government, Brotherhood rejects Ganzouri cabinet
February 9, 2012
Ready to form new government, Brotherhood rejects Ganzouri cabinet
The Muslim Brotherhood is ready to form a coalition government and rejects the current government headed by Prime Minister Kamal…
Ahead of planned civil disobedience, SCAF reiterates promise of power transfer
February 9, 2012
Ahead of planned civil disobedience, SCAF reiterates promise of power transfer
The ruling military council on Wednesday renewed its promise to hand over power to a civilian authority immediately after presidential…
Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
February 9, 2012
Nour Party head defends NGO, sees army taking time to cede power
The head of Egypt's leading ultra-conservative Islamist party believes it will take time for the ruling military to hand power…
Pope Shenouda rejects calls for civil disobedience
February 9, 2012
Pope Shenouda rejects calls for civil disobedience
Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, joined other political and social forces Wednesday in rejecting the civil…
Government to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike
February 9, 2012
Government to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike
Egypt's ruling generals said on Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as…
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
February 9, 2012
Calls for civil disobedience not without criticism
As the dust settles on four days of clashes between protesters and the police around the Interior Ministry, students and…
Civil disobedience to begin Friday with marches to military council
February 8, 2012
Civil disobedience to begin Friday with marches to military council
Forty political movements and parties have agreed to start the civil disobedience associated with the anniversary of Mubarak’s resignation a…
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
February 8, 2012
Egyptian MP to sue Parliament speaker
Hamdi al-Fakharani, an independent MP, plans to sue Parliament Speaker Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, after security denied him access to the…