Egypt
Wafd party names Moussa its Honorary President
May 30, 2012
Wafd party names Moussa its Honorary President
Chairman of the Wafd Party Al-Sayed al-Badawy decided on Wednesday to grant former presidential hopeful Amr Moussa the title of…
Popular preacher announces intention to launch political party
May 30, 2012
Popular preacher announces intention to launch political party
Popular Muslim preacher Amr Khaled on Wednesday announced that he plans to form a political party called Egypt’s Future.…
Labor organization accuses FJP of hindering trade union freedoms law
May 30, 2012
Labor organization accuses FJP of hindering trade union freedoms law
The General Coordinator of the Center for Trade Union and Workers' Services accused the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party…
Attorney general sends Mubarak sons to court over bank sale
May 30, 2012
Attorney general sends Mubarak sons to court over bank sale
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred the sons of deposed President Hosni Mubarak and seven others to criminal court…
Protesters take to Tahrir in hope of Shafiq disqualification
May 30, 2012
Protesters take to Tahrir in hope of Shafiq disqualification
Dozens of protesters gathered Wednesday in Tahrir Square for a third consecutive day to demand the implementation of a law…
From death row to 5 years, policeman’s sentence eased
May 30, 2012
From death row to 5 years, policeman’s sentence eased
A Cairo policeman sentenced to death for killing 18 and injuring three protesters last year received a dramatically reduced sentence…
Court sentences gang leader to 25 years; lawyer says trial invalid
May 30, 2012
Court sentences gang leader to 25 years; lawyer says trial invalid
The Luxor Criminal Court on Tuesday evening sentenced in absentia gang leader Yasser Abdel Qader al-Hambouly to 25 years in…
Italy deports 57 Egyptian migrants
May 30, 2012
Italy deports 57 Egyptian migrants
Italian authorities deported 57 Egyptians Wednesday for illegally entering the country. The deportees were sent home aboard a plane from…
Egypt demands UK expedite return of assets, fugitives
May 30, 2012
Egypt demands UK expedite return of assets, fugitives
Egypt has officially demanded that the UK expedite procedures for retrieving frozen Egyptian assets and extraditing fugitives, the BBC reported.…
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
May 30, 2012
Parliament committee approves controversial political pardon bill
Political prisoners jailed under former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime are one step closer to freedom after Parliament’s Constitutional and Legislative…