Egypt
Lawsuit aims to deprive Mubarak of visits and phone calls
October 18, 2011
Lawsuit aims to deprive Mubarak of visits and phone calls
A lawyer has filed a lawsuit demanding that former President Hosni Mubarak be denied various privileges while in detention, including…
Lawyers escalate protests, blocking Ramses Street
October 18, 2011
Lawyers escalate protests, blocking Ramses Street
Lawyers stepped up their protests on Tuesday, holding a demonstration outside the Lawyers Syndicate and blocking Ramses Street in downtown…
Ministerial committee to prepare law on developing Sinai
October 18, 2011
Ministerial committee to prepare law on developing Sinai
The Sinai Development Committee (SDC) has set out its new strategy for the development of the Sinai peninsula. At a…
Egypt releases 11 detainees from Israeli Embassy storming
October 18, 2011
Egypt releases 11 detainees from Israeli Embassy storming
The Supreme State Security Court on Tuesday temporarily released 11 people who were arrested in relation to the attacks on…
Journalists Syndicate elections to be held on 26 October
October 18, 2011
Journalists Syndicate elections to be held on 26 October
Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday decided to hold elections for board memberships on 26 October, after the Supreme Administrative Court…
Araby meets Syrian opposition, recommends talks with Assad
October 18, 2011
Araby meets Syrian opposition, recommends talks with Assad
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby met a delegation from the Syrian opposition on Monday at the League’s headquarters in…
Democratic Alliance for Egypt to seek majority in parliament
October 18, 2011
Democratic Alliance for Egypt to seek majority in parliament
The Democratic Alliance for Egypt is seeking to win a majority of seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections, said Essam…
Petroleum minister criticizes continued energy subsidies
October 18, 2011
Petroleum minister criticizes continued energy subsidies
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Abdullah Ghorab criticized on Monday the continued government policy of energy subsidies at the expense…
Forty-three freed Palestinian prisoners expected in Cairo Tuesday
October 18, 2011
Forty-three freed Palestinian prisoners expected in Cairo Tuesday
Forty-three Palestinians released from Israeli prisons as part of a prisoner swap will arrive at Cairo International Airport at 5…
Al-Masry Al-Youm Poll: 82% of readers back political embargo on NDP
October 18, 2011
Al-Masry Al-Youm Poll: 82% of readers back political embargo on NDP
Eighty-two percent of Al-Masry Al-Youm's online readers support barring elements linked to the previously-ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) from political…