Egypt
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
December 15, 2011
Alaa Abd El Fattah votes from prison
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a blogger and political activist in prison on charges connected with October’s Maspero clashes, voted in…
Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356
December 15, 2011
Police crack down on outlaws, arrest 356
Police are continuing its crackdown on criminals in order to restore order to the streets throughout Egypt's governorates. They arrested…
Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him
December 15, 2011
Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him
Yasser al-Refaie, a Revolution Continues candidate running for parliamentary elections, accused the armed forces of beating him severely. Refaie was…
Govt to unveil austerity plan targeting budget deficit
December 15, 2011
Govt to unveil austerity plan targeting budget deficit
The Egyptian government will announce within days details of its austerity plan to target a LE20 billion spending cut, a…
27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention
December 15, 2011
27 Maspero suspects released, Abd El Fattah still in detention
A judge representing the public prosecutor’s office agreed on Thursday to release 27 out of 28 suspects in the case…
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
December 15, 2011
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
December 15, 2011
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Following the food poisoning of protesters on Wednesday, Egyptian prosecutors have sent blood and gastric juice samples for testing at…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
December 15, 2011
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
December 15, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Second round brings more bitterness for Wafd
Coverage of the second round of parliamentary elections dominates today’s press, with the party-run Al-Wafd in a bitter recriminatory mood,…