Egypt
Egypt’s prime minister to visit UAE next Sunday
May 7, 2011
Egypt’s prime minister to visit UAE next Sunday
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will make an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next Sunday to refute reported…
Nephew of Sadat killer returns to Egypt from Iran
May 7, 2011
Nephew of Sadat killer returns to Egypt from Iran
Officials at Cairo's airport say the son of a wanted Islamist and nephew of the killer of President Anwar Sadat…
Egypt political forces meet to ‘protect revolution’
May 7, 2011
Egypt political forces meet to ‘protect revolution’
Hundreds of Egyptian political figures, scholars and activists gathered in Cairo on Saturday, in the biggest post-revolt meeting of political…
Sudan expresses reservations over Fiqqi nomination for Arab League chief
May 7, 2011
Sudan expresses reservations over Fiqqi nomination for Arab League chief
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti expressed reservations over the nomination of Mostafa al-Fiqqi, a former leader in Egypt's former ruling…
Convict disguised as woman recaptured in Egypt
May 7, 2011
Convict disguised as woman recaptured in Egypt
An escaped Egyptian prisoner was recaptured as he fled a police ambush disguised as a woman in the Suez canal…
Activists launch popular “Let’s Write Our Constitution” initiative
May 7, 2011
Activists launch popular “Let’s Write Our Constitution” initiative
Activists, jurists and law professors launched an initiative called "Let's Write Our Constitution", which aims to enable a broader segment…
Workers call for reopening factories closed after privatization
May 7, 2011
Workers call for reopening factories closed after privatization
Dozens of workers launched a campaign to repoen Egyptian factories closed before the 25 January revolution as a result of…
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
May 7, 2011
Alleged Muslim convert to appear on foreign Christian channel
Al-Haya, a Christian religious channel broadcast from the US, announced that alleged Muslim convert Kamilia Shehata and her husband, priest…
ElBaradei: Constitution should come before elections
May 7, 2011
ElBaradei: Constitution should come before elections
Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency and candidate for the Egyptian presidency, reiterated his call for…
Muslim Brotherhood to decide on new legal status
May 7, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to decide on new legal status
The Muslim Brotherhood is currently examining its legal status to decide if it should become a civil society organization, having…