Egypt
SCAF issued laws ahead of Parliament induction
January 30, 2012
SCAF issued laws ahead of Parliament induction
Four days before the new People’s Assembly was sworn in, Egypt’s ruling generals amended the controversial presidential election law and…
Butane crisis persists despite govt assaurances
January 30, 2012
Butane crisis persists despite govt assaurances
Egypt's ongoing fuel crisis remains under control, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Gouda Abdel Khaleq, said on Monday. His…
Grand sheikh urges West to apologize for years of colonialism
January 30, 2012
Grand sheikh urges West to apologize for years of colonialism
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has called on the West to apologize to Egypt for having colonized Africa. In a…
Advisory Council member proposes plan for accelerated power transfer
January 30, 2012
Advisory Council member proposes plan for accelerated power transfer
Sameh Ashour, deputy head of the Advisory Council, urges election of an interim president in response to growing demands that…
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
January 30, 2012
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
Elections for Egypt's upper house of Parliament, the Shura Council, began Sunday with little fanfare. Unlike the first day of…
Groups plan Tuesday march to demand faster power transfer
January 30, 2012
Groups plan Tuesday march to demand faster power transfer
Students and revolutionary coalitions on Monday called for staging mass protests tomorrow under the title “Tuesday of Determination” to call…
PM to go to downtown office for first time
January 30, 2012
PM to go to downtown office for first time
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Tuesday will go to his office on Qasr al-Aini Street in downtown Cairo for the…
Maspero protesters continue demands for state media purge
January 30, 2012
Maspero protesters continue demands for state media purge
Dozens of protesters on Monday continued their sit-in outside Egypt’s state TV building to demand purging state media of anti-revolutionary…
Military council rejects intervention in rights organizations case
January 30, 2012
Military council rejects intervention in rights organizations case
Egypt’s ruling military council will not accept foreign intervention in the country’s affairs, a council source told a London-based newspaper…
Mansoura activists defy governor with ‘liars’ campaign
January 30, 2012
Mansoura activists defy governor with ‘liars’ campaign
MANSOURA — The governor of Daqahlia on Saturday banned the Kazeboon Campaign, an initiative by activists to screen films that…