Egypt
State Council recommends sacking policemen convicted in criminal cases
July 27, 2011
State Council recommends sacking policemen convicted in criminal cases
All police officers who have been given custodial sentences in crimes related to honesty and honor should be sacked from…
Court orders streets near US and UK embassies re-opened
July 27, 2011
Court orders streets near US and UK embassies re-opened
An administrative court annulled Wednesday former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly's order to close the streets surrounding the American and British…
Mubarak, ex-interior minister get death penalty in popular trial
July 27, 2011
Mubarak, ex-interior minister get death penalty in popular trial
In a popular trial held in Minya Governorate on Tuesday, both ex-president Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly…
Police arrest businessman and son accused of killing Suez protesters
July 27, 2011
Police arrest businessman and son accused of killing Suez protesters
Egyptian authorities have arrested a businessman and his son in Suez for allegedly killing 18 protesters during the January uprising.…
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
July 27, 2011
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
Inside one of Cairo’s luxurious hotels, a group of Egypt’s most-followed “Twitterati” announced on Tuesday an innovative social media-based fundraising…
Badie: We’ll support military council during Friday protests
July 27, 2011
Badie: We’ll support military council during Friday protests
The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has announced that the group will be asserting its support for the Supreme…
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
July 27, 2011
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
Since 2002, revenue from overseas exhibitions of rare artifacts has gone to the family of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, an…
Egypt’s Evangelical Church demands civil marriages
July 27, 2011
Egypt’s Evangelical Church demands civil marriages
Allowing civil marriages could solve current disputes among Copts on whether to allow divorce and remarriage, the head of Egypt's…
PM adviser: Egyptians want military out of power after transitional period
July 27, 2011
PM adviser: Egyptians want military out of power after transitional period
The armed forces is ruling the country on behalf of the revolution, said al-Moataz Bellah Abdel Fattah, political adviser to…
Arab League pressures Israel to sign non-proliferation treaty
July 27, 2011
Arab League pressures Israel to sign non-proliferation treaty
The Arab League plans to pass a draft decision calling on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty during the…