Egypt
IGA requests investigation into wealth accumulated by ex-ruling party officials
February 17, 2011
IGA requests investigation into wealth accumulated by ex-ruling party officials
Egypt's Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) has requested that the relevant legal bodies investigate wealth accumulated by former government ministers and…
Dismissed interior minister to be investigated soon, say judicial sources
February 17, 2011
Dismissed interior minister to be investigated soon, say judicial sources
Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly will "soon
Constitutional committee chairman: Amendments will ensure electoral integrity
February 17, 2011
Constitutional committee chairman: Amendments will ensure electoral integrity
Constitutional Amendments Committee Chairman Tarek al-Bishry on Thursday said that new amendments to Egypt's national charter would guarantee the integrity…
Law experts want article allowing further constitutional amendments
February 17, 2011
Law experts want article allowing further constitutional amendments
Several Egyptian judges and law experts have issued a statement calling on the Constitutional Amendments Committee to include a constitutional…
Young 25 Jan activists announce launch of revolutionary youth union
February 17, 2011
Young 25 Jan activists announce launch of revolutionary youth union
A group of independent and politically-affiliated young people who participated in Egypt's 25 January revolution held a press conference at…
ElBaradei criticizes Egypt’s military rulers
February 17, 2011
ElBaradei criticizes Egypt’s military rulers
Egypt's new military rulers came under criticism Thursday from a leading democracy advocate as well as from youth and women's…
Pope Shenouda’s sermon omits revolution
February 17, 2011
Pope Shenouda’s sermon omits revolution
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria delivered his first weekly sermon since mass pro-democracy protests broke out, speaking of…
Swiss bank official: ‘Traces’ of Mubarak’s assets identified
February 17, 2011
Swiss bank official: ‘Traces’ of Mubarak’s assets identified
Funds belonging to the family of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, or his senior ministers, have been discovered in Switzerland,…
Post-Mubarak Egypt: Constitutional hype
February 17, 2011
Post-Mubarak Egypt: Constitutional hype
For decades, Egypt has been crumbling under flawed constitutions that sanctified authoritarian rule and concentrated all powers in the hands…