Egypt
MP suggests makeup of constitutional assembly
February 25, 2012
MP suggests makeup of constitutional assembly
The head of People's Assembly Legislation Affairs Committee set forth a bill Friday recommending who should be elected to the…
Syrian security forces kill 50 civilians, activists say
February 25, 2012
Syrian security forces kill 50 civilians, activists say
On Saturday regime forces killed 50 civilians in Syria, shelling a rebel stronghold for the 22nd consecutive day and opening fire…
Interior Minister’s test reveals emergency police failures
February 25, 2012
Interior Minister’s test reveals emergency police failures
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim was reportedly disappointed after asking monitors to visit emergency police departments and submit mock incident reports to test…
Egypt has neutral position towards all Palestinian factions, says ambassador
February 25, 2012
Egypt has neutral position towards all Palestinian factions, says ambassador
Egypt on Saturday said it has an unbiased position towards all political factions in Gaza and it vowed to provide…
Interior Minister rejects request by Mubarak-era figure to attend son’s funeral
February 25, 2012
Interior Minister rejects request by Mubarak-era figure to attend son’s funeral
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim rejected a request by former head of the Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions to attend the funeral…
Egyptian intelligence brokered deal to release Khader Adnan, says Israeli paper
February 25, 2012
Egyptian intelligence brokered deal to release Khader Adnan, says Israeli paper
Egypt’s intelligence service brokered the deal with Israel for the release of Khader Adnan, whose 67-day hunger strike due to being detained…
Petroleum company official blames deadly explosion on former finance minister
February 25, 2012
Petroleum company official blames deadly explosion on former finance minister
Araby Abdel Hamid, head of the legal department at the Suez Company for Petroleum Manufacturing, has said he holds former Finance…
Driver accused of attempted assassination of MP arrested
February 25, 2012
Driver accused of attempted assassination of MP arrested
Security staff in Beheira on Saturday arrested the driver of a truck which collided with the car of Hassan al-Brince, the…
Former army general accuses US of planning to invade, divide Egypt
February 25, 2012
Former army general accuses US of planning to invade, divide Egypt
The US is in the process of executing a master plan to divide Egypt into smaller countries, retired army general…
Google celebrates Ibn Battuta, prince of travelers
February 25, 2012
Google celebrates Ibn Battuta, prince of travelers
On 25 February Google celebrated the 707th birthday of one of the most famous explorers in history, the Moroccan Ibn…