Egypt
Arab League supports Turkey’s legal action against Israel
September 5, 2011
Arab League supports Turkey’s legal action against Israel
The Arab League secretary general has urged Arab states to support Turkey in bringing Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla…
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
September 5, 2011
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) renewed its calls for the release of blogger Mikel Nabil, who has been…
Religious slogans replace painting on govt agency walls
September 5, 2011
Religious slogans replace painting on govt agency walls
Unknown persons have replaced a mural on the walls of Egypt’s agricultural quarantine agency with a painting of the Egyptian…
New law on Egypt’s electoral constituencies favors Islamists
September 5, 2011
New law on Egypt’s electoral constituencies favors Islamists
The new law regulating electoral constituencies soon to be announced by Egypt's military rulers - in which electoral constituencies are…
Monday’s papers: Debate over parliamentary elections law and Mubarak’s trial in session
September 5, 2011
Monday’s papers: Debate over parliamentary elections law and Mubarak’s trial in session
State-owned Al-Ahram leads with the headline: “The cabinet is set to discuss the possibility of amending the parliamentary elections law…
Egypt’s television preacher to ally with Brotherhood dissidents
September 4, 2011
Egypt’s television preacher to ally with Brotherhood dissidents
The Reyada Party, which the internal opposition of the Muslim Brotherhood has filed to establish, and the Misr al-Mostakbal Party,…
Official request to expedite reports on fugitive business tycoon
September 4, 2011
Official request to expedite reports on fugitive business tycoon
The Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) has asked the competent supervisory bodies to expedite reports about the fortune of fugitive business…
Israeli troop deployments not targeting Egypt, official sources say
September 4, 2011
Israeli troop deployments not targeting Egypt, official sources say
Israel has confirmed in a report that the extra troops it is deploying along the Egypt-Israel border are targeting…
Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith
September 4, 2011
Leaked US cables reveal Orientialist banter and Suzanne Mubarak’s Christian faith
Wikileaks, an organization which publishes secret documents, recently uploaded 3000 cables sent from the US Embassy in Cairo; they chart…
Mubarak is the best Arab leader since Nasser, say Kuwait lawyers
September 4, 2011
Mubarak is the best Arab leader since Nasser, say Kuwait lawyers
Three lawyers representing deposed President Hosni Mubarak’s volunteer Kuwaiti defense team arrived in Cairo on Sunday, declaring their gratitude for…