Egypt
Update: Parliament elects new Constituent Assembly
June 12, 2012
Update: Parliament elects new Constituent Assembly
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny announced on Tuesday night the names of the Constituent Assembly members who would draft Egypt’s…
MPs urged to stage sit-in for political isolation enforcement
June 12, 2012
MPs urged to stage sit-in for political isolation enforcement
Thirty public figures have urged Parliament members and former presidential candidates to stage a sit-in inside Parliament demanding the enforcement…
Hamas FM denies accusing Egypt of imposing fuel supply conditions
June 12, 2012
Hamas FM denies accusing Egypt of imposing fuel supply conditions
Mohamed Awad, the Hamas foreign minister in Gaza, has denied that he accused Egypt of preventing the passage of a…
Islamist domination of Constituent Assembly against people’s will, says MP
June 12, 2012
Islamist domination of Constituent Assembly against people’s will, says MP
Freedom Party MP Ihab Ramzy criticized what he called Islamist domination of the Constituent Assembly on Tuesday, accusing them of…
Supreme court says will not send representatives to Constituent Assembly
June 12, 2012
Supreme court says will not send representatives to Constituent Assembly
The Supreme Constitutional Court’s general assembly agreed on Tuesday not to send representatives to the committee tasked with writing Egypt’s…
Financial corruption trial for Mubarak’s sons to begin 9 July
June 12, 2012
Financial corruption trial for Mubarak’s sons to begin 9 July
The Cairo Court of Appeals has set 9 July as the start date for the trial of Alaa and Gamal…
Education minister to penalize Blackberry cheaters on nationwide exams
June 12, 2012
Education minister to penalize Blackberry cheaters on nationwide exams
No instances of cheating with Blackberry mobile phones were detected during Tuesday’s nationwide calculus test, part of the thanaweya amma…
Mubarak in stable condition, says prison official
June 12, 2012
Mubarak in stable condition, says prison official
Ousted President Hosni Mubarak was in a stable condition on Tuesday, a prison official said, after sources reported a day…
ElBaradei: Constituent Assembly formation is attempt to hurt revolution
June 12, 2012
ElBaradei: Constituent Assembly formation is attempt to hurt revolution
Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday attacked the planned formation of the committee tasked with writing the country's new constitution,…