Egypt
Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser
March 20, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Abul Ezz al-Hariry, the rabble rouser
Less than a day after Abul Ezz al-Hariry announced his candidacy for president of Egypt he filed a lawsuit calling…
Law regulating right to protest stirs criticism from MPs
March 20, 2012
Law regulating right to protest stirs criticism from MPs
The People's Assembly Human Rights Committee referred a bill regulating the right to protest to the Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee…
Head of Cairo appeals court steps down from administrative tasks
March 20, 2012
Head of Cairo appeals court steps down from administrative tasks
Head of the Cairo Court of Appeals Abdel Moez Ibrahim recused himself on Tuesday from his administrative duties. The court’s…
FJP parliamentarians commend cabinet’s handling of ‘simple’ problems
March 20, 2012
FJP parliamentarians commend cabinet’s handling of ‘simple’ problems
Several MPs of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party commended the performance of Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet in handling ‘simple’…
Proposed amendments to Presidential Elections Law allow longer campaign period
March 20, 2012
Proposed amendments to Presidential Elections Law allow longer campaign period
The People’s Assembly Suggestions and Complaints Committee on Tuesday approved a bill submitted by independent MP Mostafa Bakry to amend…
Brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri calls his release a ‘fruit of the revolution’
March 20, 2012
Brother of Ayman al-Zawahiri calls his release a ‘fruit of the revolution’
Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, has described the release of himself and his colleagues from prison…
Administrative court rules in favor of MOPCO plant in Damietta
March 20, 2012
Administrative court rules in favor of MOPCO plant in Damietta
The Administrative Justice Court in Mansoura, headed by Judge Gamal Amar, ruled on Tuesday in favor of reopening the Misr…
Nour Party nominates prominent Salafi preachers for constituent assembly
March 20, 2012
Nour Party nominates prominent Salafi preachers for constituent assembly
The Nour Party will nominate prominent Salafi preachers Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed Ismail al-Muqaddem and Mostafa Helmy as members of the…
Public transportation drivers continue strike
March 20, 2012
Public transportation drivers continue strike
A delegation from the Public Transport Workers Syndicate on Tuesday submitted a memorandum of demands of transportation employees to the…
Tax authority workers protest to push out general’s wife
March 20, 2012
Tax authority workers protest to push out general’s wife
Egyptian Tax Authority employees from several governorates continued on Wedensday to protest outside the authority’s main office in Cairo demanding…