Egypt
Former presidential chief of staff released on bail
May 18, 2011
Former presidential chief of staff released on bail
An Egyptian court on Tuesday released former presidential chief of staff Zakariya Azmy on a bail of LE200,000 pending investigations…
Army says it has no plans to pardon Mubarak
May 18, 2011
Army says it has no plans to pardon Mubarak
Egypt's ruling military council on Wednesday dismissed speculation it would pardon former President Hosni Mubarak, who is under investigation for…
Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial
May 17, 2011
Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial
Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has referred 18 people to an expedited criminal court on various charges relating to an…
Source: Mubarak did not prepare apology speech
May 17, 2011
Source: Mubarak did not prepare apology speech
A source close to the Mubarak family has denied earlier press reports that deposed President Hosni Mubarak has been planning…
Protest before Saudi Embassy against financing Salafis
May 17, 2011
Protest before Saudi Embassy against financing Salafis
A number of bloggers, Shia Muslims and Coptic Christians on Tuesday staged protests before the Saudi Embassy in Cairo, demanding…
Diesel fuel crisis continues in most governorates
May 17, 2011
Diesel fuel crisis continues in most governorates
The diesel fuel crisis continued to escalate on Tuesday in most Egyptian governorates. Long lines of cars appeared at most…
Students and professors demonstrate outside cabinet
May 17, 2011
Students and professors demonstrate outside cabinet
Hundreds of students and university professors staged demonstrations before the cabinet on Tuesday, demanding the dismissal of university presidents and…
Judicial source: SCAF has right to grant Mubarak amnesty
May 17, 2011
Judicial source: SCAF has right to grant Mubarak amnesty
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has the right to pardon former President Hosni Mubarak in accordance with…
Doctors begin open-ended strike for better conditions
May 17, 2011
Doctors begin open-ended strike for better conditions
Doctors across the country launched an open-ended general strike today to press again for a raft of demands that have…
Revolutionary committee rejects amnesty for Mubarak and threatens new uprising
May 17, 2011
Revolutionary committee rejects amnesty for Mubarak and threatens new uprising
A revolutionary committee on Tuesday expressed its categorical rejection of an amnesty for deposed President Hosni Mubarak and threatened to…