Egypt
Anti-Brotherhood protest grows
July 6, 2012
Anti-Brotherhood protest grows
An anti-Muslim Brotherhood protest grew substantially on Friday, after a small turnout in previous days. Estimates put the number at…
Journalists Syndicate to hold emergency meeting Saturday
July 6, 2012
Journalists Syndicate to hold emergency meeting Saturday
The Journalists Syndicate will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the selection of chief editors for state-run newspapers.…
Health Ministry to link medicine costs to prices abroad
July 6, 2012
Health Ministry to link medicine costs to prices abroad
On Tuesday, the Health Ministry decided to link the prices of medications sold locally to those in Europe, the Gulf…
FJP members to be tried over Shafiq Minya office vandalism
July 6, 2012
FJP members to be tried over Shafiq Minya office vandalism
The district prosecutor in the governorate of Minya, Upper Egypt referred six members of the Freedom and Justice Party to…
Sabbahi: I was smeared because I was a threat
July 6, 2012
Sabbahi: I was smeared because I was a threat
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said Thursday that oppositional forces had conducted a smear campaign against him because they saw…
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
July 6, 2012
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
The Lawyers Syndicate head Sameh Ashour issued a strongly worded statement after an emergency syndicate meeting on Friday in response…
Interior minister denies Islamists behind student murder
July 6, 2012
Interior minister denies Islamists behind student murder
The Interior Minister on Thursday tried to downplay the backgrounds of three men suspected of fatally stabbing a university student…
Morsy forms committee to investigate protester deaths
July 6, 2012
Morsy forms committee to investigate protester deaths
President Mohamed Morsy issued a presidential decree on Thursday evening to form an independent fact-finding committee that would conduct investigations into…
SCAF supporters rally in Nasr City
July 6, 2012
SCAF supporters rally in Nasr City
Dozens of supporters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces gathered at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier in…
Al-Azhar, Salafi leaders reach agreement on Sharia
July 6, 2012
Al-Azhar, Salafi leaders reach agreement on Sharia
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Salafi leaders met Wednesday evening to discuss the role of Sharia in the new constitution,…