Egypt
Moussa expects return of withdrawn Constituent Assembly members
June 28, 2012
Moussa expects return of withdrawn Constituent Assembly members
Constituent Assembly member and former presidential candidate Amr Moussa said on Thursday that negotiations are ongoing with members who withdrew…
Advisory Council member suggests keeping council after power handover
June 28, 2012
Advisory Council member suggests keeping council after power handover
Abdallah al-Maghazy, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Force’s Advisory Council which is set to be disbanded…
Generals deny accusations military swayed presidential election
June 28, 2012
Generals deny accusations military swayed presidential election
The ruling military council denied on Wednesday allegations from a media personality that it had intervened to help President-elect Mohamed…
Court sentences 7 officials to prison for gas deal with Israel
June 28, 2012
Court sentences 7 officials to prison for gas deal with Israel
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday former Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy and businessman Hussein Salem to 15 years in prison…
Revolutionary youth want Morsy to take oath in Tahrir
June 28, 2012
Revolutionary youth want Morsy to take oath in Tahrir
Amid controversy over where the new president will be sworn in, the Union of Revolutionary Youth is calling on Mohamed…
Morsy to name prime minister Saturday, sources say
June 28, 2012
Morsy to name prime minister Saturday, sources say
Sources close to President-elect Mohamed Morsy said he would officially name his prime minister Saturday and that negotiations are underway…
Activists meet with Morsy, discuss goals of revolution
June 27, 2012
Activists meet with Morsy, discuss goals of revolution
A number of activists met with President-elect Mohamed Morsy on Wednesday to work toward implementing the partnership document that was…
Body of Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek arrives in Cairo
June 27, 2012
Body of Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek arrives in Cairo
The body of the Egyptian intellectual Anwar Abdel Malek who died 12 days ago in a Paris hospital arrived on…
Four killed in Assiut family feud
June 27, 2012
Four killed in Assiut family feud
Four people were killed in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut following renewed feuds over the borders of two families’…
Power sharing agreement with military not a political deal, says Brotherhood
June 27, 2012
Power sharing agreement with military not a political deal, says Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood Shura Council member Medhat al-Haddad has denied that communication with the military junta would necessarily mean striking political…