Egypt
Govt to give martyrs’ families private pension
February 15, 2011
Govt to give martyrs’ families private pension
Egypt's caretaker government plans to provide an "exceptional pension" of LE1500 monthly to the families of demonstrators killed during the…
Tuesday papers: Between corruption files and the possibilities for democracy
February 15, 2011
Tuesday papers: Between corruption files and the possibilities for democracy
Corruption cases against members of the former cabinet, NDP members and parliamentarians take the main headlines in both state-run and…
Gamaa Islamiya makes first appearance in 20 years
February 15, 2011
Gamaa Islamiya makes first appearance in 20 years
Leaders of Gamaa Islamiya (the Islamic Group) made their first appearance in 20 years in a Monday meeting at a…
Moderate Islamist to head Egypt’s constitutional reform panel
February 15, 2011
Moderate Islamist to head Egypt’s constitutional reform panel
A moderate Islamist thinker has been chosen by Egypt's Supreme Military Council to head a panel commissioned to consider the…
Interior minister dismisses Cairo security officials
February 15, 2011
Interior minister dismisses Cairo security officials
Interior Minister Mahmoud Wagdi dismissed on Tuesday senior police officers who had been in charge of security in Cairo during…
Officials accused of squandering LE11 bn
February 15, 2011
Officials accused of squandering LE11 bn
A number of workers at the Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU) have submitted a complaint to the prosecutor general…
8 satellite channels allowed to resume broadcasting
February 15, 2011
8 satellite channels allowed to resume broadcasting
Board Chairman of the Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat) Ahmed Aniss has decided to reopen eight satellite channels who were prevented…
Egyptian army appoints head of constitution body
February 15, 2011
Egyptian army appoints head of constitution body
Egypt's new army rulers have appointed a retired judge, respected in legal circles for his independent views, to head a…
Egypt opposition needs time, or Islamists will win
February 15, 2011
Egypt opposition needs time, or Islamists will win
The Muslim Brotherhood will be the only group in Egypt ready for a parliamentary election unless others are given a…
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
February 14, 2011
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Around 500 workers and labor activists congregated outside the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Monday to demand the…