Egypt
Revolutionary Youth Union to take part in demo planned for Friday
November 14, 2011
Revolutionary Youth Union to take part in demo planned for Friday
The Revolutionary Youth Union has announced its planned participation in Friday’s demonstration, which the union calls “The Friday of Handing…
Votes of Egyptian expats manipulated, claims Muslim Association of Greece
November 14, 2011
Votes of Egyptian expats manipulated, claims Muslim Association of Greece
Abdel Nasser Abdel Wahed, secretary general of the Muslim Association of Greece, said he has information that certain countries are…
Some former NDP members vow to run in elections, others back down
November 14, 2011
Some former NDP members vow to run in elections, others back down
Some former members of the disbanded National Democratic Party (NDP) insisted they would run in upcoming parliamentary elections due to…
Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up
November 14, 2011
Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up
Egyptians are facing a blizzard of posters and TV adverts seeking their votes in the first free parliamentary election in…
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
November 14, 2011
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
A cabinet source has said that the government intends to amend Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy’s constitutional principles document to…
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
November 14, 2011
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday repealed a Mansoura Administrative Court ruling barring former members of the disbanded National Democratic…
Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir
November 14, 2011
Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir
Manal Bahey al-Din, the wife of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and herself an activist and programmer, published a new blog…
Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects
November 14, 2011
Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects
Mansoura Criminal Court is to resume, on Tuesday, trials of Interior Ministry officials accused of killing protesters during the January…
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
November 14, 2011
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
A new Islamic social networking website is set to launch in Istanbul, Turkey. It is funded by prominent Muslim businessmen,…
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
November 14, 2011
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
Sinai security authorities have detained two members of a terrorist group following a campaign on Sunday in some areas of…