Egypt
Advisory Council wraps up role as military prepares to hand over power
June 20, 2012
Advisory Council wraps up role as military prepares to hand over power
Osama Borhan, secretary general of the Advisory Council to military rulers, has called an urgent meeting Saturday to discuss recent…
Sharqiya residents block road after 3 farmers shot
June 20, 2012
Sharqiya residents block road after 3 farmers shot
Two farmers were killed and a third injured on Wednesday by masked gunmen in Wadi al-Malak, in the township of…
Judges’ movement announces Morsy victory in unofficial vote count
June 20, 2012
Judges’ movement announces Morsy victory in unofficial vote count
The Judges for Egypt movement has declared Freedom and Justice Party Mohamed Morsy candidate as the winner of the presidential…
Alexandria appeals court orders policemen’s trial to resume
June 20, 2012
Alexandria appeals court orders policemen’s trial to resume
The Alexandria Court of Appeals has ruled that the examination of a case against security officials charged with killing protesters…
Armed men seize car, weapons from police en route to Cairo
June 20, 2012
Armed men seize car, weapons from police en route to Cairo
Four armed men seized a car containing the weapons and personal belongings of five police officers who were driving from…
Islamists divided over attending funeral if Mubarak dies
June 20, 2012
Islamists divided over attending funeral if Mubarak dies
Islamists in Egypt have grown divided over whether to attend the funeral of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, who is currently…
Sports critic fined LE20,000 for ‘slandering’ former official
June 20, 2012
Sports critic fined LE20,000 for ‘slandering’ former official
The North Cairo Criminal Court fined sports critic Alaa Sadeq LE20,000 for slandering Medhat al-Beltagy, the former executive director of…
Election’s political context flawed, say monitors
June 20, 2012
Election’s political context flawed, say monitors
International and local elections observers have condemned the political and legal context of the second round of Egypt’s presidential election…
Toshiba workers continue to block Cairo-Alexandria Road
June 20, 2012
Toshiba workers continue to block Cairo-Alexandria Road
Hundreds of workers at the Toshiba El Araby factory in Banha on Wednesday resumed blocking the Cairo-Alexandria Road in protest…
Commerce official: Foreign currency resources depleted for elections
June 20, 2012
Commerce official: Foreign currency resources depleted for elections
A member of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce’s paper production division has said several sources of foreign currency have been…