Egypt
Rights groups: Hundreds of refugees held hostage in Sinai ‘torture camps’
December 6, 2011
Rights groups: Hundreds of refugees held hostage in Sinai ‘torture camps’
Horrific accounts of torture, rape and organ theft are continuing to emerge from Egypt’s Sinai desert, seven rights organizations said…
Military denies consulting Salafis over new government
December 6, 2011
Military denies consulting Salafis over new government
A military source denied on Tuesday that Sami Anan, deputy head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces…
PM to get presidential powers from constitutional amendments
December 6, 2011
PM to get presidential powers from constitutional amendments
Egypt's new prime minister, Kamal al-Ganzouri, said on Tuesday that the Supreme Council of
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
December 6, 2011
Detained blogger Abd El Fattah misses birth of his first child
Manal Bahey al-Din Hassan, wife of detained blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, gave birth to their first child, Khaled, on…
Military official reiterates promise for power handover by June
December 6, 2011
Military official reiterates promise for power handover by June
The armed forces will hand over power to civilians by the end of June as military ruler Field Marshal Hussein…
Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory
December 6, 2011
Damietta residents block road to protest ‘polluting’ factory
Hundreds of Damietta and Sinanyah village residents on Tuesday morning blocked two roads leading to the MOPCO-Agrium factory in Damietta.…
Jordanian spy trial adjourned to January
December 6, 2011
Jordanian spy trial adjourned to January
An Egyptian court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of a Jordanian citizen accused of spying for Israel to 2 January.…
Tuesday’s papers: Low turnout and unrealized debate marks run-offs
December 6, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Low turnout and unrealized debate marks run-offs
A headline in privately owned Al-Tahrir that sums up one of the major aspects of Egypt’s first parliamentary elections after…
Foreign Ministry receives run-off vote counts from 50 embassies
December 6, 2011
Foreign Ministry receives run-off vote counts from 50 embassies
Fifty Egyptian embassies abroad sent vote counts from the run-off elections to the Foreign Ministry, ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy said…
German passenger dies during flight’s emergency Cairo landing
December 6, 2011
German passenger dies during flight’s emergency Cairo landing
The pilot of a private plane flying from Hurghada to Germany had to make an emergency landing at Cairo International…