Egypt
Foreign Ministry: Kuwait tops expat voting in last 2 days
June 5, 2012
Foreign Ministry: Kuwait tops expat voting in last 2 days
Nearly 50,000 Egyptian expatriates voted in the last two days, with the Gulf nation of Kuwait recording the most voters,…
Update: Tahrir protests swell as presidential hopefuls and MPs join
June 5, 2012
Update: Tahrir protests swell as presidential hopefuls and MPs join
Thousands of Egyptians from different backgrounds and affiliations took to the iconic Tahrir Square on Tuesday to call for the…
ElBaradei to take stance on presidential council in press conference
June 5, 2012
ElBaradei to take stance on presidential council in press conference
Constitution Party co-founder Mohamed ElBaradei will hold a press conference upon returning to Egypt Tuesday to declare his stance on…
Mubarak in ‘poor health,’ says prisons official
June 5, 2012
Mubarak in ‘poor health,’ says prisons official
Former President Hosni Mubarak is in poor health, said the head of public relations for the Interior Ministry’s Prisons Department.
Shafiq accuses Brotherhood of killing protesters during last year’s uprising
June 5, 2012
Shafiq accuses Brotherhood of killing protesters during last year’s uprising
Presidential contender Ahmed Shafiq continued his fierce attacks on the Muslim Brotherhood Monday, accusing the group of killing protesters during…
FJP boycotts meeting with SCAF, rejects amendment to constitutional declaration
June 4, 2012
FJP boycotts meeting with SCAF, rejects amendment to constitutional declaration
The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, said that it will boycott a meeting between…
Former head of state security detained for 15 days pending investigations
June 4, 2012
Former head of state security detained for 15 days pending investigations
Judge Mohamed Shawky, who was delegated by the justice minister to investigate the damage and destruction of state security documents,…
Parliament approves amendments to Police Corps Act
June 4, 2012
Parliament approves amendments to Police Corps Act
Parliament approved on Monday proposed amendments to the Police Corps Act, which aim to improve the working and financial conditions…
Mubaraks have 40 villas and LE1 bln in Egyptian banks, Illicit Gains Authority reveals
June 4, 2012
Mubaraks have 40 villas and LE1 bln in Egyptian banks, Illicit Gains Authority reveals
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained details of the investigations conducted by the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) into the wealth of Mubarak,…
Two policemen killed, others injured in South Sinai
June 4, 2012
Two policemen killed, others injured in South Sinai
Two policemen were killed and five police personnel were severely injured by gunshots during the pursuit of a suspected criminal…