Egypt
Government considers changing rules for Sinai land ownership
November 15, 2011
Government considers changing rules for Sinai land ownership
The Egyptian government is studying rules to provide for possibility of owning land in Sinai while safeguarding national security, said…
Egypt demands urgent investigation of Palestinian kidnappers
November 15, 2011
Egypt demands urgent investigation of Palestinian kidnappers
Egyptian authorities requested Hamas to open an urgent investigation into three brothers of the Palestinian Shaer family, who kidnapped an…
Interior minister presents plan to secure elections
November 15, 2011
Interior minister presents plan to secure elections
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy met with his aides on Tuesday to discuss a plan to secure the first phase of…
Secret authority to regulate media, says source
November 15, 2011
Secret authority to regulate media, says source
A source at the Ministry of Information, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the military council and the government have…
Political forces call for popular isolation of former NDP members
November 15, 2011
Political forces call for popular isolation of former NDP members
Political forces were dismayed by the Judicial Administrative Court’s ruling to grant former members of the disbanded National Democratic Party…
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
November 15, 2011
Constitutional document crisis nears resolution, sources say
On Tuesday, informed sources said that meetings held by Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy might result in a compromise over…
Taxi drivers protest poor security, police negligence
November 15, 2011
Taxi drivers protest poor security, police negligence
Scores of taxi drivers on Thursday demonstrated in front of the Egyptian Museum at Abdel Moneim al-Riyad square, downtown Cairo,…
Ministry of Local Development employees demand permanent contracts
November 15, 2011
Ministry of Local Development employees demand permanent contracts
Hundreds of public servants at Ministry of Local Development information centers demonstrated Tuesday on Qasr al-Aini street, downtown Cairo, demanding…
Tantawi meets with US commander
November 15, 2011
Tantawi meets with US commander
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi on Tuesday met with Commander of US Central Command James N. Mattis and the delegation accompanying…
Two sentenced to prison for assaulting policeman
November 15, 2011
Two sentenced to prison for assaulting policeman
Giza Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a man and his brother to prison for resisting authorities and assaulting a policeman…