Egypt
Investigations launched into alleged waste of money for Nubia
March 29, 2011
Investigations launched into alleged waste of money for Nubia
Egyptian prosecutors have started investigations into the alleged squandering by former officials of LE1 billion allocated to the development of…
Islamic activist announces presidential nomination
March 29, 2011
Islamic activist announces presidential nomination
An Islamic activist on Monday announced his intent to run in the coming presidential election through his party, which was…
Military council to retry artist convicted of thuggery
March 29, 2011
Military council to retry artist convicted of thuggery
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) has announced it will give a new trial for an artist convicted…
Gunmen attack oil well south of Cairo
March 29, 2011
Gunmen attack oil well south of Cairo
Groups of masked gunmen on Monday attacked an oil well site located between the Beni Suef and Fayoum governorates, which…
Leader of Jama’a al-Islamiya quits following internal divides
March 29, 2011
Leader of Jama’a al-Islamiya quits following internal divides
Internecine disputes in Jama’a al-Islamiya have forced the group's leader, Akram Zuhdi, and its most prominent theorist, Nageh Ibrahim, to…
Egypt to boycott London conference on Libya, sources say
March 29, 2011
Egypt to boycott London conference on Libya, sources say
Egypt will not delegate a representative to an international conference in which officials from 40 countries will meet to discuss…
Tuesday’s papers: Party formation law, million-man demo next Friday
March 29, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Party formation law, million-man demo next Friday
The latest news of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family dominates the main headlines of both state-owned and independent…
Egypt shortens curfew hours
March 28, 2011
Egypt shortens curfew hours
A military source said the curfew has been reduced to just three hours from 2 am until 5 am.
Source puts Mubarak’s pension at LE2000
March 28, 2011
Source puts Mubarak’s pension at LE2000
An official source said ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s pension is LE2000 monthly, but added that his pension from the…