Egypt
Mansoura court bans former NDP members from Daqahlia elections
November 11, 2011
Mansoura court bans former NDP members from Daqahlia elections
The Mansoura Administrative Court decided on Thursday to ban former National Democratic Party (NDP) members from running for parliamentary seats…
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
November 11, 2011
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
GENEVA — The UN human rights office is calling on Egyptian authorities to release a prominent blogger and others imprisoned…
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
November 11, 2011
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual…
Residents storm New Valley Governorate headquarters to protest torture
November 11, 2011
Residents storm New Valley Governorate headquarters to protest torture
Hundreds of residents of the New Valley Governorate stormed the local government headquarters to protest the torture of a Kharga…
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
November 11, 2011
Most Egyptians want Tantawi as president, says campaign head
Mahmoud Atteya, the coordinator of the Egypt Above All Coalition, said he has launched the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for…
Salafi, Sufi mosques being used for election campaigning
November 11, 2011
Salafi, Sufi mosques being used for election campaigning
With the election season looming, mosques have become homes for election campaigns. Sufis and Salafis alike have used houses of…
Friday’s papers: A new law for houses of worship and another pipeline explosion
November 11, 2011
Friday’s papers: A new law for houses of worship and another pipeline explosion
Friday's papers discuss continued adjustments to the unified law on houses of worship and another bombing of the natural gas…
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
November 11, 2011
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
Liberal political parties' reactions to the interim government's proposed supra-constitutional principles have varied between defending and rejecting the document.
Written in Sinai sand: ‘We won’t allow gas to be exported to Israel’
November 11, 2011
Written in Sinai sand: ‘We won’t allow gas to be exported to Israel’
Anonymous masked men blew up a portion of the natural gas pipeline running from Sinai to Israel and Jordan Thursday…
Woman dies battling for butane cylinders in Sharqiya
November 10, 2011
Woman dies battling for butane cylinders in Sharqiya
A woman died of head injuries in Sharqiya on Wednesday after a butane gas cylinder fell on her head while…