Egypt
Military prosecution questions 15 students for assaulting teachers
May 17, 2011
Military prosecution questions 15 students for assaulting teachers
The military prosecution in Suez governorate on Monday questioned 15 students accused of assaulting teachers supervising exams.
Egypt’s former first lady relinquishes her assets
May 17, 2011
Egypt’s former first lady relinquishes her assets
The wife of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak relinquished some of her assets to the state on Monday, days after…
Copt says Brotherhood leaders nominated him for party vice-president
May 16, 2011
Copt says Brotherhood leaders nominated him for party vice-president
Coptic thinker Rafiq Habib, co-founder of the Muslim brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, said the group’s leaders nominated him for…
Brotherhood won’t support Fotouh for president, says Saleh
May 16, 2011
Brotherhood won’t support Fotouh for president, says Saleh
Leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Sobhi Saleh said on Monday that the group will not support Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh in…
Prominent figures named in connection to gas deal with Israel
May 16, 2011
Prominent figures named in connection to gas deal with Israel
Several prominent figures in the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak have been named as responsible for arranging a gas…
Doctors to go on strike Tuesday
May 16, 2011
Doctors to go on strike Tuesday
The Doctors Syndicate said it would organize a strike at all hospitals nationwide on Tuesday because the government has ignored…
Mohamed al-Zawahiri appeals death sentence
May 16, 2011
Mohamed al-Zawahiri appeals death sentence
Abdel Aziz al-Gamal and Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of prominent Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, have appealed their death sentences in a…
Coptic Church: Pope has not withdrawn his call to end protests
May 16, 2011
Coptic Church: Pope has not withdrawn his call to end protests
Bishop Moussa, the Coptic Orthodox Church's bishop for youth, has denied earlier reports that Pope Shenouda III has withdrawn his…
Draft law to absolve corrupt investors from criminal liability
May 16, 2011
Draft law to absolve corrupt investors from criminal liability
The Egyptian government is currently preparing a new law that would absolve investors from any criminal liability with regard to…
Gamal al-Banna: No to civil state with Islamic reference
May 16, 2011
Gamal al-Banna: No to civil state with Islamic reference
Amid rising tensions spurred by the outspoken aspirations of Salafis, questions loom over the tenability of religious agendas in shaping…