Egypt
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Coptic Church: Pope has not withdrawn his call to end protests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Coptic Church: Pope has not withdrawn his call to end protests
Bishop Moussa, the Coptic Orthodox Church's bishop for youth, has denied earlier reports that Pope Shenouda III has withdrawn his…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…
Six people injured in clashes over scarce butane
May 16, 2011
Six people injured in clashes over scarce butane
A shortage of butane gas cylinders continued to cause more clashes on Monday, leaving at least six people injured in…
Norman Finkelstein on revolution, counter-revolution and Israel-Palestine
May 16, 2011
Norman Finkelstein on revolution, counter-revolution and Israel-Palestine
Norman Finkelstein, an American political scientist who specializes in the Holocaust and the Israel-Palestine conflict, is in Egypt for the…
Former president’s health stable, says official
May 16, 2011
Former president’s health stable, says official
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s health became stable on Monday, according to Assistant Minister of Health Adel al-Adawy. However, Adawy…
Revolutionary youth condemn violence against Nakba protesters
May 16, 2011
Revolutionary youth condemn violence against Nakba protesters
Revolutionary youth groups on Monday criticized security forces for suppressing protests near the Israeli Embassy to mark the anniversary of…
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
May 16, 2011
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
Egypt's manpower minister on Monday called for establishing an Arab organization to work on economic integration for resolving the unemployment…
Egypt’s Pope Shenouda meets with Ethiopia’s archbishop
May 16, 2011
Egypt’s Pope Shenouda meets with Ethiopia’s archbishop
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, met on Monday with a delegation of seven Ethiopian clerics…