Egypt
Nine dead in Giza truck crash
May 31, 2012
Nine dead in Giza truck crash
Nine people were killed and eight injured Thursday when two trucks collided in Ayyat, a neighborhood in southern Giza
Brotherhood supreme guide warns against ‘fatal setback’
May 31, 2012
Brotherhood supreme guide warns against ‘fatal setback’
The Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme guide has described the presidential election runoff as a choice between a “possible renaissance and fatal…
Amnesty International demands intervention for Abbasseya detainee
May 31, 2012
Amnesty International demands intervention for Abbasseya detainee
Amnesty International is calling for urgent action and international solidarity with Mahmoud Mohamed Amin, who was arrested during the Abbasseya…
Qena tribal and Coptic coalition backs Shafiq in runoff
May 31, 2012
Qena tribal and Coptic coalition backs Shafiq in runoff
A coalition of tribal chiefs and Copts in Qena has announced it will back Ahmed Shafiq in the runoff election…
Secular forces wary of FJP intentions on Constituent Assembly
May 31, 2012
Secular forces wary of FJP intentions on Constituent Assembly
The Muslim Brotherhood is scheduled to meet with secular and liberal political players Saturday to discuss standards for selecting members…
April 6 plans anti-Shafiq campaign for Friday protest
May 31, 2012
April 6 plans anti-Shafiq campaign for Friday protest
The April 6 Youth Movement-Democratic Front plans to launch a signature-gathering campaign during a protest Friday as part of ongoing…
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
May 31, 2012
Gunmen abduct American tourists demanding release of relative
Bedouin gunmen kidnapped two American tourists while traveling by bus from Dahab to Nuweiba in South Sinai on Thursday after…
Religious edicts support Morsy, ban voting for Shafiq
May 31, 2012
Religious edicts support Morsy, ban voting for Shafiq
Several religious edicts have been issued in support of the Freedom and Justice Party's Mohamed Morsy, who is running against…
20,000 police, 160 tanks to secure Mubarak trial ahead of verdict
May 31, 2012
20,000 police, 160 tanks to secure Mubarak trial ahead of verdict
In anticipation of a violent reaction to former President Hosni Mubarak's sentencing, officials unveiled a plan to secure the Saturday…