Egypt
Catholic Church stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
May 15, 2012
Catholic Church stresses neutrality toward presidential candidates
The Catholic Church in Egypt on Tuesday stressed its impartiality toward candidates competing in the presidential election scheduled for 23…
Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh
May 15, 2012
Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh
Dozens of Bedouins from the Muzayenna tribe organized a sit-in outside the Sharm el-Sheikh City Council building Tuesday to demand…
Alexandria imam at Morsy rally says next president should be Islamist
May 15, 2012
Alexandria imam at Morsy rally says next president should be Islamist
Islamic law requires an imam to choose the presidential hopeful who he thinks would implement Sharia and Islamic penalties, an…
Brotherhood MP: No agreement yet on Constituent Assembly
May 15, 2012
Brotherhood MP: No agreement yet on Constituent Assembly
Political groups have not yet reached an agreement on the formation of the Constituent Assembly, said Sobhi Saleh, deputy chairman…
Govt: 923 foreign journalists request registration to cover election
May 15, 2012
Govt: 923 foreign journalists request registration to cover election
The total number of foreign correspondents requesting registration to cover the presidential election is 923, according to the head of…
One killed, 6 injured in family fighting over sexual harassment
May 15, 2012
One killed, 6 injured in family fighting over sexual harassment
One person was killed and six others injured Tuesday in clashes between two families in Gammaliya, a working-class neighborhood in…
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
May 15, 2012
PalFest participants in Cairo: Go to Gaza
A few days ahead of the commemoration of the Nakba, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the artists and activists partaking in…
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
May 15, 2012
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
Protesters arrested during the violence that erupted in late April near the Defense Ministry in Abbasseya are planning to start…
Former military leader warns presidential candidates over anti-Israel rhetoric
May 15, 2012
Former military leader warns presidential candidates over anti-Israel rhetoric
Presidential candidates should not grandstand about canceling Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel or removing an Israeli military memorial in Sinai,…
Top Libyan official arrives in Cairo for talks
May 15, 2012
Top Libyan official arrives in Cairo for talks
The first deputy of the head of Libya’s National Transitional Council arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, accompanied by a delegation…