Egypt
Egypt to retry brother of Al-Qaeda leader
June 28, 2011
Egypt to retry brother of Al-Qaeda leader
Egypt's military judiciary on Tuesday accepted an appeal by Mohamed al-Zawahiri against an earlier verdict issued in 1998, sentencing him…
Rights groups call for review of political prisoner sentences
June 28, 2011
Rights groups call for review of political prisoner sentences
Egyptian rights organizations on Tuesday urged a review of court rulings leveled against political prisoners prior to the 25 January…
Court dismisses Islamist lawsuit over Shehata’s whereabouts
June 28, 2011
Court dismisses Islamist lawsuit over Shehata’s whereabouts
The State Council’s Administrative Court on Tuesday declined a lawsuit filed by Islamist lawyers that called for revealing the whereabouts…
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
June 28, 2011
Former PM Ebeid to face corruption investigations
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority referred on Tuesday Egypt's former cabinet minister Atef Ebeid to investigation into charges of corruption and…
Mubarak yet to be examined by German medical team, says Health Minister
June 28, 2011
Mubarak yet to be examined by German medical team, says Health Minister
Egypt's ailing ex-President Hosni Mubarak has not yet been checked by any foreign medical teams, according to statements made by…
Egyptian court dissolves municipal councils
June 28, 2011
Egyptian court dissolves municipal councils
The Administrative Court of Egypt's State Council on Tuesday issued a verdict disbanding local councils nation-wide. The court had set…
Police officer suspended over brutalizing citizen
June 28, 2011
Police officer suspended over brutalizing citizen
Egypt's Minister of Interior, Mansour al-Essawy, decided on Tuesday to suspend a police officer after he abused a citizen in…
Tuesday’s papers: Assurances Egypt won’t collapse, scorn at Gamal, opposition to women judges
June 28, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Assurances Egypt won’t collapse, scorn at Gamal, opposition to women judges
“Egypt will not collapse” is the headline of five of today’s papers, reporting statements made by head of the Supreme…
Soft-drink giants ride wave of post-uprising optimism
June 27, 2011
Soft-drink giants ride wave of post-uprising optimism
Brightly colored billboards with cheerful messages have become fixtures of Cairo’s urban landscape, feet from the squares and streets where…