Egypt
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
May 6, 2012
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Hatem Bagato, head commissioner of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has delayed submitting to a respected legal body a report on…
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
May 6, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
Today’s issue of the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper, Freedom and Justice, attests to the mounting tension between the Brotherhood and…
Saudi ambassador returns to Egypt
May 5, 2012
Saudi ambassador returns to Egypt
Saudi Arabia's ambassador returned to Cairo on Saturday, a week after he was recalled following a wave of protests against…
Brotherhood leader backs Abouel Fotouh
May 5, 2012
Brotherhood leader backs Abouel Fotouh
A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party announced his support for the presidential hopeful and former Brotherhood…
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
May 5, 2012
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
A number of presidential hopefuls have said they consider the violence in Abbasseya on Friday to be an attempt to…
Female detainees from Abbasseya clashes released Saturday
May 5, 2012
Female detainees from Abbasseya clashes released Saturday
All the female detainees arrested by the military during the clashes between protesters and the military police in Abbasseya on…
Wasat Party: Salafi sheikhs behind Abbasseya clashes
May 5, 2012
Wasat Party: Salafi sheikhs behind Abbasseya clashes
Wasat Party Spokesperson Tarek al-Malt has accused a group of Salafi preachers of inciting Friday’s clashes in Abbasseya. Malt told…
Abbasseya metro station reopens following clashes
May 5, 2012
Abbasseya metro station reopens following clashes
The Egyptian Company for the Operation and Management of the Cairo Metro reopened the Abbasseya metro station on Saturday after…
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
May 5, 2012
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
The Court of Cassation confirmed Saturday an earlier verdict sentencing a former Culture Ministry official to a year of hard…
Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai
May 5, 2012
Gunmen attack military checkpoint in North Sinai
A military checkpoint in North Sinai was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) on Saturday, resulting in the injury of two…