Egypt
Police checkpoint fired on in North Sinai
May 6, 2012
Police checkpoint fired on in North Sinai
Yet another police checkpoint in North Sinai was attacked on Sunday, when unknown assailants driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle fired at…
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
May 6, 2012
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, a Salafi lawyer excluded from the presidential election last month, has called on Islamists and other…
Brotherhood spokesperson says Morsy is not a ‘spare tire’
May 6, 2012
Brotherhood spokesperson says Morsy is not a ‘spare tire’
The Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesperson attacked a prominent Salafi political figure Sunday after the latter described Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy…
Morsy: Army-backed Cabinet impeding reform
May 6, 2012
Morsy: Army-backed Cabinet impeding reform
The Muslim Brotherhood did not abandon its principles when it reversed its previous ban on fielding a presidential candidate, but…
Egypt extends curfew in Abbasseya for 3rd night
May 6, 2012
Egypt extends curfew in Abbasseya for 3rd night
Egypt extended an overnight curfew around the Defense Ministry on Sunday to deter a repeat of Friday's deadly violence,…
Parliament reduces high school finals period to 1 year
May 6, 2012
Parliament reduces high school finals period to 1 year
Parliament on Sunday approved an amendment to the Education Act that would reduce the number of years dedicated to obtaining…
ElBaradei’s party postpones rally out of respect for Abbasseya victims
May 6, 2012
ElBaradei’s party postpones rally out of respect for Abbasseya victims
The new Constitution Party, spearheaded by leading Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei, postponed a public rally slated for Friday, 18 May…
Leftist candidates warn against postponement of presidential poll
May 6, 2012
Leftist candidates warn against postponement of presidential poll
Presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabbahi, Abul Ezz al-Hariry and Hesham al-Bastawisi warned Sunday of attempts to drag Egypt into “chaotic scenarios”…
Iraq’s Egyptian labor still awaiting return of remittances
May 6, 2012
Iraq’s Egyptian labor still awaiting return of remittances
They have been there for almost a month now, a little scrum of men and women who trickle out of…
Egypt spy chief meets with Saudi foreign minister
May 6, 2012
Egypt spy chief meets with Saudi foreign minister
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Sunday met with Mourad Mowafy, chief of Egypt’s intelligence services, who is on…