Egypt
Gunfight over smuggled weapons leaves 3 injured
May 30, 2011
Gunfight over smuggled weapons leaves 3 injured
A gunfight between police and a group trying to smuggle weapons to the Beni Suef Governorate led to three people…
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
May 30, 2011
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced two Coptic Christians to five years in jail for violence and trying to…
Egypt releases Iranian diplomat arrested on spy charges
May 29, 2011
Egypt releases Iranian diplomat arrested on spy charges
The Egyptian Supreme State Security Court has released an Iranian diplomat who had been arrested on charges of spying against…
ElBaradei preparing document on human rights in Egypt
May 29, 2011
ElBaradei preparing document on human rights in Egypt
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday that he was working in collaboration with a number of community forces to…
Military: We will hand over power to civilian authority following elections
May 29, 2011
Military: We will hand over power to civilian authority following elections
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) attempted on Sunday to reassure Egyptians that it would not remain in…
Military proposes draft law for parliamentary elections
May 29, 2011
Military proposes draft law for parliamentary elections
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Sunday proposed a new draft law regulating the parliamentary elections, offering the…
Muslim Brotherhood website editor resigns in row with leadership
May 29, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood website editor resigns in row with leadership
The editor of the Muslim Brotherhood’s official website, Ikhwanonline, resigned on Sunday to protest against the criticism from one Brotherhood…
Judiciary authority adjourns Mubarak interrogations
May 29, 2011
Judiciary authority adjourns Mubarak interrogations
Assem al-Gohary, head of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA), postponed questioning Gamal and Alaa Mubarak until next Monday. A statement…
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
May 29, 2011
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
Hundreds of doctors and health service providers organized a rally on Sunday which began outside the Doctors Syndicate headquarters and…
New revolutionary group to march on Ministry of Defense
May 29, 2011
New revolutionary group to march on Ministry of Defense
A new revolutionary group calling itself the Second Egyptian Revolution of Anger is planning a march on Thursday afternoon to…