Egypt
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…
MB to submit application for new party on Wednesday
May 17, 2011
MB to submit application for new party on Wednesday
Director General of the Freedom and Justice Party Mohamed Saad al-Katatni has announced that he will submit the necessary documents…
Coptic pope discusses Nile crisis with Ethiopian counterpart
May 17, 2011
Coptic pope discusses Nile crisis with Ethiopian counterpart
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, received a phone call from Ethiopian Orthodox patriarch Abune Paulos…
Tuesday’s papers: Suzanne gives up her assets, Adly’s detention extended
May 17, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Suzanne gives up her assets, Adly’s detention extended
Both state-owned and independent papers extensively cover the results of investigations into allegations brought against former senior officials of the…
Military refers 17 Israeli embassy ‘rioters’ to juvenile prosecution
May 17, 2011
Military refers 17 Israeli embassy ‘rioters’ to juvenile prosecution
Military prosecutors on Tuesday released 17 suspects who were arrested during recent protests at the Israeli Embassy, referring them to…
Ruling on separation wall with Gaza expected in June
May 17, 2011
Ruling on separation wall with Gaza expected in June
The Administrative Court has set a date of 21 June on which to issue a ruling on the legality of…