Egypt
Court decisions on Parliament, Constitutional Declaration postponed
July 17, 2012
Court decisions on Parliament, Constitutional Declaration postponed
The State Council’s Administrative Court postponed until Thursday verdicts on cases regarding the dissolved Parliament and the supplementary constitutional declaration.…
Clashes break out at Ultras Ahlawy protest
July 17, 2012
Clashes break out at Ultras Ahlawy protest
Clashes erupted Tuesday evening between members of the Ultras Ahlawy, a group of hardcore football fans who support Cairo’s Ahly…
No political prisoners in military prisons, says judicial official
July 17, 2012
No political prisoners in military prisons, says judicial official
Major General Adel Morsy, head of the military judiciary, has said that there are no political prisoners in military prisons…
US State Department says no deals with Brotherhood
July 17, 2012
US State Department says no deals with Brotherhood
US State Department spokesperson for the Middle East Daniel Ernst held a closed meeting Monday with a number of Egyptian…
Update: No deaths in train crash, ministry says
July 17, 2012
Update: No deaths in train crash, ministry says
The Health Ministry announced that no one was killed when a passenger train was derailed and caught fire in Giza…
Mubarak lawyers request his return to military hospital
July 17, 2012
Mubarak lawyers request his return to military hospital
Two members of former President Hosni Mubarak’s defense team submitted a complaint to Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud against his…
Voter registration closes for papal election
July 17, 2012
Voter registration closes for papal election
The voter registration for the election of the new patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt ended Tuesday. The…
Morsy says he can deter critics by law
July 17, 2012
Morsy says he can deter critics by law
President Mohamed Morsy warned critics on Tuesday that he could deter them through legal means, but added that he would…
Interruptions, clashes during Constituent Assembly case hearing
July 17, 2012
Interruptions, clashes during Constituent Assembly case hearing
The court reviewing the Constituent Assembly case suspended the trial session for a second time and decided to hold it…
Blind Sheikh’s family calls on Morsy to secure his release
July 17, 2012
Blind Sheikh’s family calls on Morsy to secure his release
The family of Omar Abdel Rahman, a Jama’a al-Islamiya leader known as the “Blind Sheikh” who was convicted of terrorism…