Egypt
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
March 6, 2012
Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary
The NGO foreign funding case “is the responsibility of the judiciary and no executive official has the right to interfere…
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
March 6, 2012
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said on Tuesday that Egypt is steadily…
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
March 6, 2012
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains
Workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company in Minya, Upper Egypt blocked the railways on Tuesday, protesting frequent late payment…
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
March 6, 2012
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
The Egyptian government is currently preparing a law that regulates the right to demonstration and peaceful protest and criminalizes the…
FJP meets with various party heads to discuss formation of coalition government
March 6, 2012
FJP meets with various party heads to discuss formation of coalition government
The leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party held a number of meetings over the past…
Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days
March 6, 2012
Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days
Egypt's hard-hit tourism sector is facing a new start after a “difficult” year, but there is reason for optimism, the…
Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer
March 6, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh was the leader of the Cairo University Student Union when he rose up to his feet…
Ambassador: Spain to extradite daughter of runaway businessman
March 6, 2012
Ambassador: Spain to extradite daughter of runaway businessman
Judicial authorities in Spain have decided to extradite Magda Salem, the daughter of runaway Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem, who faces…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
March 6, 2012
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…
Mother sells baby for LE50,000 over financial strait
March 6, 2012
Mother sells baby for LE50,000 over financial strait
A mother has sold her 8-month-old infant to a wealthy family without children for LE50,000, according to state-run Al-Ahram newspaper’s…