Egypt
MP Hamzawy plans new judicial committee to retry Mubarak
June 6, 2012
MP Hamzawy plans new judicial committee to retry Mubarak
Liberal MP Amr Hamzawy said on Wednesday that he is partnering with legal and political teams to prepare a draft…
Abouelnaga signs US$50 million Saudi loan for Banha power plant
June 6, 2012
Abouelnaga signs US$50 million Saudi loan for Banha power plant
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abouelnaga signed an agreement Wednesday for a US$50 million loan from the Saudi Fund…
Ganzouri says Cabinet on suicide mission
June 6, 2012
Ganzouri says Cabinet on suicide mission
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri defended his cabinet's performance to reporters on Wednesday, saying it has been on a “suicide” mission…
Minya hopes vote will end its decay
June 6, 2012
Minya hopes vote will end its decay
An Egyptian governorate cut off for years from the tourist trade by an Islamist insurgency is looking to a new…
No violence if Shafiq wins, Jama’a al-Islamiya spokesperson says
June 6, 2012
No violence if Shafiq wins, Jama’a al-Islamiya spokesperson says
There will be no return to violence by Jama’a al-Islamiya even if presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq is elected, said Tarek…
Ganzouri: State employees may be given holiday during runoff
June 6, 2012
Ganzouri: State employees may be given holiday during runoff
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri said the Cabinet is considering giving state employees 16 and 17 June off to encourage voting…
Nour Party official: Constituent Assembly formation to be announced Thursday
June 6, 2012
Nour Party official: Constituent Assembly formation to be announced Thursday
A senior official with the Salafi-oriented Nour Party has declared that the constitution-writing dilemma will be resolved on Thursday when…
Agricultural employees break into governorate HQ in Wadi Gadid
June 6, 2012
Agricultural employees break into governorate HQ in Wadi Gadid
Dozens of agricultural employees who have been on strike in Wadi Gadid stormed into the governorate headquarters on Tuesday afternoon…
Egyptians abroad trickle to polls
June 6, 2012
Egyptians abroad trickle to polls
Less than 20 percent of eligible voters living abroad have cast ballots in the presidential runoff, the Foreign Ministry said…
Foreign ministry official meets Gizawy’s wife to discuss case
June 6, 2012
Foreign ministry official meets Gizawy’s wife to discuss case
Ahmed Ragheb, the Egyptian foreign minister’s deputy for consular affairs, met on Wednesday with the wife of Ahmed al-Gizawy, an…