Egypt
Military council to decide on extension of transitional period within next 2 days
June 28, 2011
Military council to decide on extension of transitional period within next 2 days
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will declare its stance on the extension of the transitional period…
Hurghada bus crash leaves 5 dead
June 28, 2011
Hurghada bus crash leaves 5 dead
Five people were killed and another 38 injured when a public transportation bus overturned on the ring road near Hurghada…
Prosecution orders arrests over clashes in Shubra
June 28, 2011
Prosecution orders arrests over clashes in Shubra
The public prosecution has ordered the detention of seven suspects for four days pending investigations into clashes that erupted on…
Foreign Ministry to establish new ‘Palestine Adminstration’
June 28, 2011
Foreign Ministry to establish new ‘Palestine Adminstration’
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi announced on Tuesday his plan to establish a department under the control of the…
Egypt to retry brother of Al-Qaeda leader
June 28, 2011
Egypt to retry brother of Al-Qaeda leader
Egypt's military judiciary on Tuesday accepted an appeal by Mohamed al-Zawahiri against an earlier verdict issued in 1998, sentencing him…
Rights groups call for review of political prisoner sentences
June 28, 2011
Rights groups call for review of political prisoner sentences
Egyptian rights organizations on Tuesday urged a review of court rulings leveled against political prisoners prior to the 25 January…
Court dismisses Islamist lawsuit over Shehata’s whereabouts
June 28, 2011
Court dismisses Islamist lawsuit over Shehata’s whereabouts
The State Council’s Administrative Court on Tuesday declined a lawsuit filed by Islamist lawyers that called for revealing the whereabouts…
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
June 28, 2011
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority referred on Tuesday Egypt's former cabinet minister Atef Ebeid to investigation into charges of corruption and…
Mubarak yet to be examined by German medical team, says Health Minister
June 28, 2011
Mubarak yet to be examined by German medical team, says Health Minister
Egypt's ailing ex-President Hosni Mubarak has not yet been checked by any foreign medical teams, according to statements made by…