Egypt
Lawyer confirms that Mubarak sons have $340 million in Switzerland
November 3, 2011
Lawyer confirms that Mubarak sons have $340 million in Switzerland
Farid al-Deeb, lawyer of former president Hosni Mubarak, has admitted that Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, have assets worth US$340…
Deputy PM excludes chief editors from Supreme Press Council
November 3, 2011
Deputy PM excludes chief editors from Supreme Press Council
In a move reminiscent of the Mubarak regime, Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy, who recently proposed a controversial constitutional principles…
Deputy PM retracts, amends constitutional principles
November 3, 2011
Deputy PM retracts, amends constitutional principles
Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy has announced amendments to Articles 9 and 10 of the draft constitutional principles document that…
Airport officials question Austrian and German over rifles in luggage
November 3, 2011
Airport officials question Austrian and German over rifles in luggage
Egypt arrested a German and an Austrian citizen in possession of four sniper rifles as they brought them through Cairo…
Decision on whether to replace Mubarak judges postponed again
November 3, 2011
Decision on whether to replace Mubarak judges postponed again
An Egyptian court on Thursday postponed a decision on whether to replace the judges handling the trial of former President…
Egyptian church representatives visit Mufti and Grand Sheikh
November 3, 2011
Egyptian church representatives visit Mufti and Grand Sheikh
A delegation of representatives from the various Christian denominations in Egypt visited Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti…
Detained steel tycoon to face trial on money laundering charges
November 3, 2011
Detained steel tycoon to face trial on money laundering charges
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Thursday referred steel magnate Ahmed Ezz to the Cairo Criminal Court on charges of…
Metro workers protest resignation of company head
November 3, 2011
Metro workers protest resignation of company head
Dozens of workers of the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest the…
Parliamentary campaigns begin with a whimper
November 3, 2011
Parliamentary campaigns begin with a whimper
Wednesday marked the first official day of campaigning for what are expected to be Egypt’s first free and fair parliamentary…
One dead, over 1200 rescued as ferry burns off Egyptian port
November 3, 2011
One dead, over 1200 rescued as ferry burns off Egyptian port
One Egyptian ferry passenger has died, and nearly 1230 others rescued, after fires erupted aboard a vessel bound for Nuweiba…