Egypt
Foot-and-mouth infection cases surpass 43,000
March 21, 2012
Foot-and-mouth infection cases surpass 43,000
Official reports issued by the Agriculture Ministry's public authority of veterinary services on Wednesday showed the spread of foot-and-mouth disease…
Tantawi, Parliament leaders face lawsuit for ‘violating’ constitution
March 21, 2012
Tantawi, Parliament leaders face lawsuit for ‘violating’ constitution
Seventeen members of the National Association for Change and constitutional experts on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the head of…
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
March 21, 2012
Egypt searches for lost border patrol
The Egyptian military has lost contact with a border patrol at the country's southern frontier and a search is underway…
MP elected Arab Parliament deputy speaker
March 21, 2012
MP elected Arab Parliament deputy speaker
The head of the People’s Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, Essam al-Erian, won the post of deputy speaker of the Arab…
Alexandria court postpones trial of officers accused of killing protesters
March 21, 2012
Alexandria court postpones trial of officers accused of killing protesters
Alexandria Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed indefinitely the trial of police officers charged with killing and injuring protesters during the…
Diesel crisis escalates as stations report shortages
March 21, 2012
Diesel crisis escalates as stations report shortages
The diesel crisis escalated on Wednesday as most fuel stations announced shortages. The government did not provide the amounts required…
National Security Agency foils alleged attack on Suez Canal
March 21, 2012
National Security Agency foils alleged attack on Suez Canal
The National Security Agency has foiled an attempt to attack foreign ships passing through the Suez Canal, an Interior Ministry…
Moussa, Sabbahi say revolution similar to Prophet’s grandson’s uprising
March 21, 2012
Moussa, Sabbahi say revolution similar to Prophet’s grandson’s uprising
Presidential hopefuls Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabbahi on Tuesday attended the last day of Sufi Muslim celebrations marking the death…
Troops from Fiji to join Sinai peacekeeping force
March 21, 2012
Troops from Fiji to join Sinai peacekeeping force
Thirty-five officers from Fiji arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to join the multinational force stationed in Sinai, airport sources said.
Appeals court head tarnished judiciary’s reputation, judge says
March 21, 2012
Appeals court head tarnished judiciary’s reputation, judge says
A former Judges Club chief criticized the head of the Cairo Court of Appeals on a television program Tuesday, saying…