Egypt
Brotherhood says elections commission official is Amr Moussa’s relative
April 10, 2012
Brotherhood says elections commission official is Amr Moussa’s relative
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party posted on its Facebook page that secretary general of the Presidential Elections Commission…
April 6 Youth Movement calls for million-man protest on 20 April
April 10, 2012
April 6 Youth Movement calls for million-man protest on 20 April
The April 6 Youth Movement on Tuesday called on all Egyptians citizens, parties and groups to take part in a…
Parliamentary panel agrees to cancel campaign silence in presidential elections
April 10, 2012
Parliamentary panel agrees to cancel campaign silence in presidential elections
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee of the People's Assembly agreed Tuesday to amend Article 20 of the law on…
Amendment stripping president of right to refer civilians to military trials approved
April 10, 2012
Amendment stripping president of right to refer civilians to military trials approved
The People’s Assembly on Tuesday approved in principle the amendment of certain provisions of the Code of Military Justice, abolishing…
Protests at Suez University after prominent revolutionary activist barred
April 10, 2012
Protests at Suez University after prominent revolutionary activist barred
Scores of students of Suez Canal University in Ismailia staged a sit-in on Tuesday to protest campus security services preventing…
Parliamentary committee approves ban on Mubarak regime figures
April 10, 2012
Parliamentary committee approves ban on Mubarak regime figures
The constitutional and legislative committee of Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill banning stalwarts of Mubarak’s regime from running in…
Consideration of lawsuit banning Suleiman from presidential race postponed
April 10, 2012
Consideration of lawsuit banning Suleiman from presidential race postponed
The State Council’s Administrative Court postponed to 24 April the consideration of a case filed to its first circuit demanding…
In Egypt’s military, a march for change
April 10, 2012
In Egypt’s military, a march for change
On a warm Wednesday morning last October, around 500 Egyptian army officers based at the Air Defence Institute on the…
Faculty members from nine universities go on partial strike
April 10, 2012
Faculty members from nine universities go on partial strike
Faculty members of nine universities went on a partial strike Tuesday, as a preliminary step towards further escalation regarding demands…
Court adjourns foreign NGOs case
April 10, 2012
Court adjourns foreign NGOs case
The New Cairo Court again adjourned the case of 43 people charged with working for American civil society organizations accused…