Egypt
MP assaults journalist outside Parliament, Katatny vows to investigate
March 13, 2012
MP assaults journalist outside Parliament, Katatny vows to investigate
Free Egyptians Party MP Mohamed al-Qurashi on Tuesday headbutted Al-Shorouk newspaper photographer Fady Ezzat after Ezzat videotaped Petrojet Company workers…
US defense intelligence chief arrives in Cairo
March 13, 2012
US defense intelligence chief arrives in Cairo
The director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, arrived in Cairo from Bahrain on Tuesday on a…
Families of revolution martyrs and injured protest council’s closure
March 13, 2012
Families of revolution martyrs and injured protest council’s closure
Dozens of families of protesters killed during the January 2011 uprising and those injured during the events marched Tuesday morning…
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
March 13, 2012
Islamist MPs attack family laws and National Council for Women
A number of MPs expressed their rejection of how members of the National Council for Women were appointed, saying it…
Member of Tawfiq Okasha’s party to be first official presidential candidate
March 13, 2012
Member of Tawfiq Okasha’s party to be first official presidential candidate
The first presidential hopeful submitted his completed candidacy documents to the Presidential Elections Commission on Tuesday. Ahmed Mohamed Awad Ali…
Giza schools remove names of Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak
March 13, 2012
Giza schools remove names of Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak
Giza governor Ali Abdel Rahman has approved new names suggested by parents of students at schools named for ousted President…
Campaign denies Abu Ismail gathered MP signatures
March 13, 2012
Campaign denies Abu Ismail gathered MP signatures
The campaign of Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail denied reports that circulated saying he could gather more than the required 30…