Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood criticizes calls to postpone elections
May 18, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood criticizes calls to postpone elections
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie on Tuesday criticized calls to postpone parliamentary elections and denied any personal aspirations to…
Giza gas station fire injures 2 workers
May 18, 2011
Giza gas station fire injures 2 workers
A truck loaded with gas oil exploded on Wednesday morning at a gas station in Saft al-Laban, Giza, a security…
Doctors suspend strike following meeting with ministers
May 18, 2011
Doctors suspend strike following meeting with ministers
Egyptian doctors who demand more government health spending decided to suspend their strike until Sunday after Prime Minister Essam Sharaf…
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…