Egypt
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
October 17, 2011
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Hundreds of activists and young Copts organized a silent vigil on Sunday at Abbasseya Cathedral in Cairo, mourning the 27…
Student protests at Mansoura University
October 16, 2011
Student protests at Mansoura University
About 20,000 students of Mansoura University staged demonstrations on Sunday, in protest against two faculty deans running over their fellow…
Elections commission mulls increase in campaign-spending limits
October 16, 2011
Elections commission mulls increase in campaign-spending limits
The chairman of Egypt’s High Elections Commission’s (HEC) technical office revealed that the HEC is considering whether to raise the…
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
October 16, 2011
Arab Women’s Association forms political party
The Arab Women's Association submitted an application on Sunday for the formation of a political party, to be named the…
Brotherhood orders members to join affiliated party
October 16, 2011
Brotherhood orders members to join affiliated party
The Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau has instructed all group members to join the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm…
Following elections, Brotherhood loosens grip on Doctors Syndicate
October 16, 2011
Following elections, Brotherhood loosens grip on Doctors Syndicate
Doctors’ Syndicate elections on Friday ended the Muslim Brotherhood’s nearly three decade-long monopoly of the syndicate, with candidates opposing the…
Religious committee rejects unified law on places of worship
October 16, 2011
Religious committee rejects unified law on places of worship
The House of the Egyptian Family, an ad hoc committee formed under the chairmanship of the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar,…
SCAF approves Central Bank Law amendments
October 16, 2011
SCAF approves Central Bank Law amendments
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday issued a decree amending a number of provisions in laws…
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
October 16, 2011
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Mohamed ElBaradei, a reform advocate and potential presidential candidate, has called on Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, the head of the…
Rights groups accuse government of sectarian incitement
October 16, 2011
Rights groups accuse government of sectarian incitement
Egyptian human rights groups on Sunday accused authorities of fueling sectarian violence and encouraging unlawful killing. The accusations are a…