Egypt
Mass resignations from Nour Party due to ‘political failure’
April 23, 2012
Mass resignations from Nour Party due to ‘political failure’
A number of Nour Party members resigned from the party, protesting "the party's failure to manage political issues, and not…
Prisoners flee detention after attack on police department
April 23, 2012
Prisoners flee detention after attack on police department
Eleven prisoners fled and five others were injured after armed men attacked the Moqattam police department Monday evening, a security…
Presidential Elections Commission sets regulations for civil society election observers
April 23, 2012
Presidential Elections Commission sets regulations for civil society election observers
The Presidential Elections Commission on Monday set conditions for local civil society organizations observing the presidential election, banning observers from…
Luxor Airport freight workers block road to airport
April 23, 2012
Luxor Airport freight workers block road to airport
Shipping and freight workers at Luxor International Airport blocked the road leading to the airport in protest of the Egyptian…
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…