Egypt
Govt report: Thousands of crimes committed during revolution
April 7, 2011
Govt report: Thousands of crimes committed during revolution
State-run news agency MENA released a report Wednesday detailing a spike in crime during and after the revolution. According to…
Travel ban lifted for leaders of Islamic groups
April 7, 2011
Travel ban lifted for leaders of Islamic groups
Leaders of various Islamic groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood, are no longer banned from traveling abroad after the Interior Ministry…
Religious Endowments Ministry to confront extremist attacks
April 7, 2011
Religious Endowments Ministry to confront extremist attacks
The Ministry of Religious Endowments plans this month to implement a program to confront religious extremism following a recent spate…
Military prosecution summons Zamalek Football Club officials
April 6, 2011
Military prosecution summons Zamalek Football Club officials
The Military Prosecution on Wednesday summoned Galal Ibrahim, president of Zamalek Football Club, Hossam Hassan, the team’s coach, and Football…
Bomb explodes near Egyptian pyramids, injuring 3
April 6, 2011
Bomb explodes near Egyptian pyramids, injuring 3
A small bomb exploded near Egypt's iconic pyramids on Wednesday, badly injuring three peddlers of tourist trinkets that police said…
FM nominates Mostafa al-Fiqqi for leadership of Arab League
April 6, 2011
FM nominates Mostafa al-Fiqqi for leadership of Arab League
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi has suggested Mostafa al-Fiqqi, former head of parliament's foreign relations committee, as the nominee for…
Verdict postponed in Egypt blogger trial
April 6, 2011
Verdict postponed in Egypt blogger trial
A verdict in the trial of a blogger accused of insulting Egypt's armed forces has been postponed on Wednesday, a…
Diaa Eddin Dawoud, Nasserist Party president, dies at 85
April 6, 2011
Diaa Eddin Dawoud, Nasserist Party president, dies at 85
The funeral of Diaa Eddin Dawoud, president of the Nasserist Party, took place on Wednesday at his hometown of al-Rouda…
Egyptian military urged to cancel blogger trial
April 6, 2011
Egyptian military urged to cancel blogger trial
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Egypt's military rulers to cancel the trial of a blogger charged with insulting…
Egypt aiming for bread wheat sufficiency in 2 years
April 6, 2011
Egypt aiming for bread wheat sufficiency in 2 years
Egypt may achieve self-sufficiency in bread wheat over the next two years, according to Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation…