Egypt
Recent amendments may fail to ensure fair elections
October 9, 2011
Recent amendments may fail to ensure fair elections
Egypt’s ruling generals on Saturday agreed to cancel a controversial provision barring members of political parties from running as independents.…
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
October 9, 2011
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
The Muslim Brotherhood group has suspended its cultural activities in order to concentrate on upcoming parliamentary elections. But the group…
Wafd Party denies coordinating with Brotherhood ahead of elections
October 9, 2011
Wafd Party denies coordinating with Brotherhood ahead of elections
The Wafd Party is not coordinating with the Muslim Brotherhood regarding upcoming elections, said Wafd Party Secretary General Fouad Badrawy…
Copts to stage march decrying abuses
October 9, 2011
Copts to stage march decrying abuses
A number of Coptic activist groups have declared their intention to stage a march on Sunday from 5 to 8…
Air navigation engineers go on strike
October 9, 2011
Air navigation engineers go on strike
A group of engineers from the Air Navigation Services Company at Cairo International Airport have gone on strike, demanding better…
Suez security to interrogate officer over citizen’s death
October 9, 2011
Suez security to interrogate officer over citizen’s death
The Suez security chief will now interrogate a police officer after he has been charged with shooting and killing 21-year-old…
Fathi Sorour charged with smuggling money into jail
October 9, 2011
Fathi Sorour charged with smuggling money into jail
Former People's Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour was referred to the public prosecution by the Tora prison administration on suspicion of…
‘Battle of the Camel’ trial adjourned until 19 December
October 9, 2011
‘Battle of the Camel’ trial adjourned until 19 December
The "Battle of the Camel" trial has been adjourned until December 19. During a recess in today's hearing, the court received…
Communications Ministry demands mobile phone companies improve services
October 9, 2011
Communications Ministry demands mobile phone companies improve services
The Communications and Information Technology Ministry has called on mobile phone operators to improve their customer service in order to…
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
October 9, 2011
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
Health Minister Amr Helmy has denied allocating LE700 million from the state budget to provide doctors with better pay. The…