Egypt
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
March 9, 2012
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
Dozens of activists demonstrated in four governorates Friday to commemorate Martyr Day, both in support of and opposition to the ruling…
Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly
March 9, 2012
Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly
A joint parliamentary committee has received 210 proposals for setting standards of the constituent assembly that will write Egypt's new…
27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat
March 9, 2012
27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat
Twenty-seven Egyptians detained in Saudi Arabia will soon be released, Egypt's assistant foreign minister has told the state-run news agency…
Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me
March 9, 2012
Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me
Political pressure caused the Wafd Party to back a different candidate for president, presidential aspirant Amr Moussa said Friday after…
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
March 9, 2012
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Islamist parties in Parliament want to cancel the 50 percent quota for worker and farmer parliamentary seats in the new…
Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations
March 9, 2012
Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations
American financial aid to Egypt is not “eternal” and “distorts the nature of bilateral relations” between the two countries, Egypt's…
Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly
March 8, 2012
Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly
Head of the Ghad Party and former presidential hopeful Ayman Nour said on Thursday that Ahmed al-Tayyeb, grand sheikh of…
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Presidential Elections Commission prohibits campaigning from 14 March to 30 April
March 8, 2012
Presidential Elections Commission prohibits campaigning from 14 March to 30 April
Farouk Sultan, chairman of the Presidential Elections Commission, on Thursday banned all forms of direct and indirect campaigning, whether visual,…
Israeli FM optimistic over Egypt’s commitment to peace treaty
March 8, 2012
Israeli FM optimistic over Egypt’s commitment to peace treaty
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that the 1979 peace treaty between Tel Aviv and Cairo is an important…