Egypt
Moussa to get help from NDP members in presidential campaign
April 12, 2011
Moussa to get help from NDP members in presidential campaign
Outgoing Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa will rely on members of the previously-ruling National Demorcatic Party (NDP) to help…
4 Egyptian Museum relics recovered
April 12, 2011
4 Egyptian Museum relics recovered
Four pharaonic artifacts that went missing from the Egyptian Museum on 28 January have been recovered, Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass…
Opposition group rejects Egypt’s nominee for Arab League chief
April 12, 2011
Opposition group rejects Egypt’s nominee for Arab League chief
The 6th of April Youth Movement, an Egyptian opposition group, expressed on Tuesday its rejection of Mostafa al-Fiqqi as Egypt's…
Saudi prince hands over desert project land to Egypt government
April 12, 2011
Saudi prince hands over desert project land to Egypt government
A Saudi prince on Tuesday waived rights to land he owns in Egypt after authorities ordered it frozen to investigate…
Lawsuit over disbanding of NDP postponed to June
April 12, 2011
Lawsuit over disbanding of NDP postponed to June
An Egyptian court postponed on Tuesday proceedings for a lawsuit demanding to disband the former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP),…
NDP likely to remain as weaker political power, observers say
April 12, 2011
NDP likely to remain as weaker political power, observers say
The National Democratic Party (NDP) will likely remain on the political scene even if the state confiscates its headquarters, several…
Military official: Blogger has right to appeal prison sentence
April 12, 2011
Military official: Blogger has right to appeal prison sentence
A member of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces said a military court ruling that sentenced a young blogger…
Tuesday’s papers: The fall of Safwat al-Sherif, security for Mubarak interrogations
April 12, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: The fall of Safwat al-Sherif, security for Mubarak interrogations
The fall of Safwat al-Sherif, one of the most prominent figures of former President Hosni Mubarak's toppled regime, dominates the…
Egyptian expats welcome efforts to grant them voting rights
April 12, 2011
Egyptian expats welcome efforts to grant them voting rights
Expatriate Egyptians in the US welcomed news on Monday that a ministerial committee has agreed to grant them the right…