Egypt
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
September 8, 2011
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy on Thursday pledged to guarantee the integrity…
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
September 8, 2011
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
A number of EgyptAir flight attendants on Thursday organized a protest outside the Egyptian state TV headquarters, known as the…
Brotherhood party warns of ex-NDP members infiltrating local councils
September 8, 2011
Brotherhood party warns of ex-NDP members infiltrating local councils
Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, warned on Thursday that former members of the…
Rights groups condemn block on licences for new satellite TV channels
September 8, 2011
Rights groups condemn block on licences for new satellite TV channels
Rights groups have condemned the Egyptian government's decision to place a temporary block on the granting of licences to new…
FM holds meeting with foreign ambassadors to discuss Palestine recognition
September 8, 2011
FM holds meeting with foreign ambassadors to discuss Palestine recognition
The Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Araby held a meeting on Thursday with ambassadors and representatives of foreign…
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
September 8, 2011
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
News about the ongoing trial of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of…
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
September 8, 2011
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
Egyptian security authorities arrested ten Africans on their way to Sinai, said a statement by the Ministry of Interior on…
Israeli held for stoning Egyptian consulate
September 8, 2011
Israeli held for stoning Egyptian consulate
Israel filed criminal charges on Thursday against a man who stoned the Egyptian consulate in Eilat, near the site of…
Gang suspects arrested, 27 artifacts seized
September 8, 2011
Gang suspects arrested, 27 artifacts seized
Minya security forces arrested 10 suspected gang members Thursday after uncovering stolen artifacts in one suspect's house. A Ministry of…
April 6 Youth Movement threatens legal action against government decisions
September 8, 2011
April 6 Youth Movement threatens legal action against government decisions
The April 6 Youth Movement threatened on Thursday to go to court against what it called the “illegal” decisions Information…