Egypt
Egypt and Eritrea reach agreement on increased air traffic
May 15, 2012
Egypt and Eritrea reach agreement on increased air traffic
Egypt and Eritrea decided to increase the number of flights between the two countries to seven roundtrip flights per week…
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
May 15, 2012
Revolutionary youth demand release of prisoners, formation of Constituent Assembly
Revolutionary movements announced that they will organize a number of activities to pressure for the release of prisoners arrested after…
Tantawi, Anan attend Zakaria Mohieddin’s military funeral procession
May 15, 2012
Tantawi, Anan attend Zakaria Mohieddin’s military funeral procession
A public military funeral procession for Zakaria Mohieddin, a member of the Free Officers Movement and of the 23 July…
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
May 15, 2012
Parliamentary committee toughens penalty on police and military officers casting votes
Parliament’s Proposals and Complaints Committee passed a bill on Tuesday amending the law on political rights by toughening the penalty for police and…
Moussa signature forgery case adjourned to June
May 15, 2012
Moussa signature forgery case adjourned to June
Luxor Criminal Court adjourned the trial of four defendants accused of forging signatures in favor of presidential candidate Amr Moussa on…
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
May 15, 2012
Egyptian Embassy in London: Voter turnout less than 15 percent
Voter turnout for the presidential election that began on Friday did not exceed 15 percent of all registered voters, announced…
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
May 15, 2012
LE18 million in Suzanne Mubarak’s name discovered among Swiss Institute’s assets
Assets and stocks worth US$3million (LE18 million) were found to be owned by the Egypt-based International Peace Research Institute…
Hamzawy submits documents for his new political party
May 15, 2012
Hamzawy submits documents for his new political party
Independent MP Amr Hamzawy submitted papers to found a political party called Freedom Egypt to the parties’ affairs committee on…
Family fights in Qalyubiya leave 3 dead
May 15, 2012
Family fights in Qalyubiya leave 3 dead
Three people belonging to the same family were killed on Tuesday in the village of Sanafeer in Qalyubiya after a…
Port Said stadium trial adjourned to 27 May
May 15, 2012
Port Said stadium trial adjourned to 27 May
Port Said Criminal Court adjourned the Port Said Stadium Massacre trial to 27 May to view surveillance videos. On 1…