Egypt
Presidential aspirant arrested for possession of marijuana at Presidential Elections Commission
March 14, 2012
Presidential aspirant arrested for possession of marijuana at Presidential Elections Commission
Security services on Wednesday arrested a man named Fayez Mohamed for possession of marijuana inside the Presidential Elections Commission while…
Request for information over sky high salaries for ministerial advisors
March 14, 2012
Request for information over sky high salaries for ministerial advisors
Freedom and Justice Party MP Ahmed Shehata sent Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri and the local development minister a request for…
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to six months imprisonment for insulting Khaled Saeed’s family
March 14, 2012
Tawfiq Okasha sentenced to six months imprisonment for insulting Khaled Saeed’s family
The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia Tawfiq Okasha, TV presenter and a staunch supporter of the…
Political groups form shadow parliament
March 14, 2012
Political groups form shadow parliament
Fifty-seven political parties and activist groups announced on Wednesday the establishment of a shadow parliament consisting of 100 members representing…
MB leader: FJP refuses changes to the Ganzouri cabinet
March 14, 2012
MB leader: FJP refuses changes to the Ganzouri cabinet
The Freedom and Justice Party has refused the proposed reshuffling of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet, one of the party's…
Arab countries to agree on Mediterranean union co-chair
March 14, 2012
Arab countries to agree on Mediterranean union co-chair
Consultations are ongoing between Arab countries to choose a country to hold the co-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean,…
EU-based Egyptian businessmen to support former VP for president
March 14, 2012
EU-based Egyptian businessmen to support former VP for president
A campaign supporting former Vice President Omar Suleiman in the upcoming presidential election has declared that the Association of Egyptian…
Security forces arrest trafficking network smuggling Egyptians to South Africa
March 14, 2012
Security forces arrest trafficking network smuggling Egyptians to South Africa
Security authorities in Zambia arrested six Egyptians attempting to cross the border into Zimbabwe, from where they were planning to…
Five Salafi organization officials referred to trial in foreign funding case
March 14, 2012
Five Salafi organization officials referred to trial in foreign funding case
Five officials from the Salafi organization Ansar al-Sunnah have been referred to criminal court on accusations of illegally receiving foreign…
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
March 14, 2012
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
Security forces have stopped construction on a building in a village in Minya that was suspected of being turned into…