Egypt
Arab League meets to discuss plans for Syria crisis
January 8, 2012
Arab League meets to discuss plans for Syria crisis
The Arab League is convening an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the fate of its observer mission…
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
January 8, 2012
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
The plaintiffs' legal team in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting Saturday at the Lawyers Syndicate…
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
January 8, 2012
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
The Democratic Alliance will meet within days to discuss incorporating parties who made electoral gains into the alliance to form a…
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
January 8, 2012
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has outlined a strategy for Egypt's government to follow to lift the country out of economic…
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
January 8, 2012
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
Political forces, activists and youth movements are calling on their supporters to hit the streets on 25 January to mark…
Sunday’s papers: Election results and talk of a national defense council
January 8, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Election results and talk of a national defense council
The Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) agree on the structure of a national…
Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts
January 8, 2012
Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts
Head of the Wasat Party Abul Ela Mady, whose list lost in last week's elections in Minya, promised to continue working…
MENA: Nour, Hamza summoned to testify about cabinet violence
January 8, 2012
MENA: Nour, Hamza summoned to testify about cabinet violence
Activist Mamdouh Hamza and Ghad Party founder Ayman Nour have been summoned to testify on Tuesday by Justice Ministry employees investigating last…
Ganzouri visits anti-riot police ahead of revolution anniversary
January 7, 2012
Ganzouri visits anti-riot police ahead of revolution anniversary
Ahead of planned mass protests on the first anniversary of the start of the 25 January revolution, Prime Minister Kamal…
Zomor: Sadat’s assassination ‘preamble to revolution’
January 7, 2012
Zomor: Sadat’s assassination ‘preamble to revolution’
The assassination of former President Anwar al-Sadat was a preamble to the 25 January revolution in Egypt, Tarek al-Zomor, a…