Egypt
NDP founder rejects ‘feloul’ label
July 4, 2012
NDP founder rejects ‘feloul’ label
A former Alexandria University president and former senior member of the previously-ruling National Democratic Party called on Wednesday for a…
FJP leader calls presidential palace protests ‘conspiracy’
July 4, 2012
FJP leader calls presidential palace protests ‘conspiracy’
Hassan al-Brince, a Freedom and Justice Party leader, said ongoing protests in front of the Orouba Palace are a conspiracy…
Salafi preacher rejects Coptic or female VP
July 4, 2012
Salafi preacher rejects Coptic or female VP
A senior Salafi preacher rejected on Tuesday the possibility that the next vice president would be a Copt or woman,…
Morsy orders formation of panel to review military detentions
July 4, 2012
Morsy orders formation of panel to review military detentions
President Mohamed Morsy issued a decree Tuesday ordering the formation of a panel of Interior Ministry, Public Prosecution, and military…
Wednesday’s papers: At the president’s doorstep
July 4, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: At the president’s doorstep
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party newspaper leads this morning with the headline "Office of grievances … A link…
Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum
July 4, 2012
Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum
Correction: Although several Egyptian newspapers cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying Adel had been released in reports published on…
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
July 3, 2012
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
In the run-up to the presidential election, the Shura Council began setting criteria for appointing the leaders of state-run newspapers,…
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
July 3, 2012
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
Some 5,000 teachers who work in Al-Azhar schools stopped grading final high school exams for students in six governorates Tuesday.…
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
July 3, 2012
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
In response to a message that Shams Badran, the defense minister under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sent to the…
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
July 3, 2012
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
Tax Authority employees have threatened to start a sit-in outside the presidential palace on Saturday if colleagues who were suspended…