Egypt
Court adjourns Battle of the Camel trial to 9 June
May 17, 2012
Court adjourns Battle of the Camel trial to 9 June
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the so-called "Battle of the Camel" case on Thursday until 9 June to give the…
Second Brotherhood leader defies group to endorse Abouel Fotouh
May 17, 2012
Second Brotherhood leader defies group to endorse Abouel Fotouh
A member of the Freedom and Justice Party’s supreme body in Beheira resigned from the party in rejection of its…
MPs in procedural fight over political pardon bill
May 17, 2012
MPs in procedural fight over political pardon bill
Islamist lawmakers clashed Wednesday over a procedural delay to a draft law on pardons for political prisoners. Jama'a al-Islamiya's Construction…
Dar al-Ifta: Islam prohibits handouts to influence voters
May 17, 2012
Dar al-Ifta: Islam prohibits handouts to influence voters
Islam prohibits presidential candidates from securing votes through handouts of money, food, or anything else, according to a statement from…
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
May 17, 2012
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
Nasserist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi countered Wednesday accusations that he defended the former regimes of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and…
Brotherhood served under Mubarak regime too, says Shafiq
May 17, 2012
Brotherhood served under Mubarak regime too, says Shafiq
Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq resumed his criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday and defended himself from allegations that he…
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
May 17, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
Freedom and Justice, the newspaper mouthpiece of the party of the same name, writes Thursday morning that Egypt’s 166 embassies…
More than a year later, Al-Azhar head still waiting for Vatican apology
May 17, 2012
More than a year later, Al-Azhar head still waiting for Vatican apology
More than a year after freezing relations with the Catholic Church, Al-Azhar’s grand sheikh is still waiting for an apology…
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
May 16, 2012
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
MP Hamdy al-Fakharany accused the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party of exploiting Parliament to promote the party’s presidential candidate…