Egypt
Police arrest demonstrators demanding housing
April 23, 2012
Police arrest demonstrators demanding housing
Security services in Cairo arrested 24 demonstrators from an informal settlement in Duwaiqa for storming the Cairo municipality headquarters, closing…
Judicial authority supports conditional military trials of civilians
April 23, 2012
Judicial authority supports conditional military trials of civilians
The state commissioners on Monday supported the referral of civilians to military courts if they threaten the security of society…
Government urged to work toward release of detained Egyptian in Saudi Arabia
April 23, 2012
Government urged to work toward release of detained Egyptian in Saudi Arabia
MPs, presidential candidates and rights activists urged the government to move swiftly to secure the release of lawyer and Egyptian activist…
Tantawi asserts defense capabilities of army in shadow of gas decision
April 23, 2012
Tantawi asserts defense capabilities of army in shadow of gas decision
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, said that the army would continue to protect Egypt’s “threatened”…
Petrojet workers continue sit-in outside Parliament, start hunger strike
April 23, 2012
Petrojet workers continue sit-in outside Parliament, start hunger strike
Workers from the Petrojet Company continued their sit-in outside Parliament in protest of their dismissal by the company. The workers…
Egyptian court clears Brotherhood leader of money laundering charges
April 23, 2012
Egyptian court clears Brotherhood leader of money laundering charges
The State Security Emergency Court on Monday acquitted Osama Suleiman, a Muslim Brotherhood leader and chairman of the board of…
Egypt’s football cup competition canceled
April 23, 2012
Egypt’s football cup competition canceled
Egypt's interim government has canceled the national cup competition, ending all football in the country this season. The Egyptian Football…
Presidential candidates welcome halt of gas exports to Israel
April 23, 2012
Presidential candidates welcome halt of gas exports to Israel
Presidential candidates Mohamed Selim al-Awa and Khaled Ali on Monday welcomed the decision to stop exporting Egyptian gas to Israel…
Egypt would continue gas exports to Israel after price deal
April 23, 2012
Egypt would continue gas exports to Israel after price deal
Egypt confirmed that it is not opposed to continuing gas exports to Israel if the two countries reach a new…
Adly referred to criminal court for forced labor of Interior Ministry recruits
April 23, 2012
Adly referred to criminal court for forced labor of Interior Ministry recruits
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, his former training sector aide, Major General Hassan Abdel…