Egypt
Panel finds oil minister responsible for preferential gas prices for Israel
October 27, 2011
Panel finds oil minister responsible for preferential gas prices for Israel
Former Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy was responsible for setting the preferential rates quoted in Egypt's natural gas export deal with…
Thursday’s papers: Anxiety over parliamentary elections continues
October 27, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Anxiety over parliamentary elections continues
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled Tuesday that Egyptians living abroad should be allowed to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Squatters defy police, occupy another 360 flats in 6th of October City
October 26, 2011
Squatters defy police, occupy another 360 flats in 6th of October City
Having stormed and illegally occupied 1800 empty flats in 6th of October City on Tuesday, people illegally entered 18 more…
Agreement on police demands is close, say ministry sources
October 26, 2011
Agreement on police demands is close, say ministry sources
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has for the third time met with representatives of the low-ranking policemen who have been protesting…
Islamist Coalition fields 693 candidates
October 26, 2011
Islamist Coalition fields 693 candidates
The Islamist Coalition, which includes the Salafi-led Nour and Asala parties and the Jama'a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party, announced…
Islamists vow to defeat NDP candidates
October 26, 2011
Islamists vow to defeat NDP candidates
Egypt's Islamist parties have vowed to stop members of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) running in the upcoming parliamentary…
Journalists finally cast their votes in syndicate elections
October 26, 2011
Journalists finally cast their votes in syndicate elections
Egypt’s journalists began voting today to elect a new chairperson and board of directors for their syndicate. From early morning,…
Lawyers file official complaints against judges
October 26, 2011
Lawyers file official complaints against judges
The crisis between the Judges Club and the Lawyers Syndicate over the new judicial authority draft law has escalated, as…
Court to rule on freezing of Mubarak assets on Thursday
October 26, 2011
Court to rule on freezing of Mubarak assets on Thursday
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday scheduled for Thursday the hearing on the decision of the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA)…