Egypt

Mubarak in court: ‘A president cannot order the shooting of demonstrators’

Mubarak in court: ‘A president cannot order the shooting of demonstrators’

For the first time since the start of his trial, former President Hosni Mubarak spoke in self-defense in Thursday’s court…
Egypt presidential hopefuls want early poll date

Egypt presidential hopefuls want early poll date

Seven presidential hopefuls will call on Egypt's ruling military council to fix an early date for an election for the…
Saudi ambassador demands investigation into attack on Saudi Embassy

Saudi ambassador demands investigation into attack on Saudi Embassy

Saudi Ambassador to Cairo Ahmed Abdel Aziz al-Qattan filed a complaint on Thursday with Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, demanding…
Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt

Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt

A Salafi leader called on Wednesday for the application of Islamic law in Egypt and the cancellation of all secular…
Voter lists to be based on place of residence, says elections commission

Voter lists to be based on place of residence, says elections commission

Voter lists for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be based on citizens' permanent places of residence, as listed on their…
Well-choreographed Erdogan visit gets mixed responses

Well-choreographed Erdogan visit gets mixed responses

When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped off the plane at Cairo’s airport late Monday night, he was met…
Brotherhood claims landslide in Teachers’ Syndicate elections

Brotherhood claims landslide in Teachers’ Syndicate elections

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has claimed an overwhelming success for its candidates in the first round of the Teachers Syndicate's…
Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious

Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious

The first two weeks of September have witnessed a massive wave of strikes, with many more planned for the rest…
Trade unions elections postponed until parliamentary elections

Trade unions elections postponed until parliamentary elections

Manpower Minister Ahmed al-Borai announced Wednesday that elections for the board of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), which had…
Court sentences former officials to prison

Court sentences former officials to prison

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced three former officials to prison for squandering public funds, judicial sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.…
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