Egypt
Saudi lawyer declines to defend Gizawy
May 16, 2012
Saudi lawyer declines to defend Gizawy
Ahmad Rashed, the Saudi lawyer defending Ahmed al-Gizawy, an Egyptian detained in Saudi Arabia on charges of smuggling banned Xanax…
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
May 16, 2012
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
181,081 Egyptian expatriates had cast their votes in the presidential election as of Wednesday evening, with 70,000 voting in the…
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
May 16, 2012
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding…
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
May 16, 2012
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
Mohamed Fawzy Eissa, the Democratic Generation Party’s presidential candidate, has officially withdrawn from the race in favor of Amr Moussa.…
Defense witnesses say police officer was not present during Camel Battle
May 16, 2012
Defense witnesses say police officer was not present during Camel Battle
Defense witnesses have claimed that a policeman was not involved in the assaults on peaceful protesters in Tahrir Square on…
EU urges Egypt to lift state of emergency before elections
May 16, 2012
EU urges Egypt to lift state of emergency before elections
The European Union called on Egypt to completely lift the state of emergency before the presidential election, urging the formulation…
Elections commission may redistribute voters over election districts, says source
May 16, 2012
Elections commission may redistribute voters over election districts, says source
The Presidential Elections Commission’s General Secretariat was thrown into a state of confusion on Tuesday evening due to the small…
Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest
May 16, 2012
Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest
Engineers Syndicate officials are demanding that the ruling military council immediately release members arrested during clashes at an Abbasseya protest…
Second death from fight over sexual harassment
May 16, 2012
Second death from fight over sexual harassment
A young man in the Cairo district of Gammaliya on Tuesday died on Wednesday after being injured in a fight…
April 6 launches election monitoring campaign
May 16, 2012
April 6 launches election monitoring campaign
The April 6 Youth Movement announced on Wednesday that it will spearhead an election observation campaign for the presidential election…