Egypt
State press: Sarkozy comments on Christians could cost Paris nuclear assistance bid
January 9, 2011
State press: Sarkozy comments on Christians could cost Paris nuclear assistance bid
Egypt may reject a French offer to build its planned nuclear power stations if Paris insists on criticizing the conditions…
Rights groups demand findings of investigation into Islamist’s death
January 9, 2011
Rights groups demand findings of investigation into Islamist’s death
Human rights groups have demanded the findings of investigations into events surrounding the death of 32-year-old Sayed Bilal following allegations…
Brotherhood to take money laundering case to International Court of Justice
January 9, 2011
Brotherhood to take money laundering case to International Court of Justice
The International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood said it will take legal action against the Egyptian regime before the International…
FM: Egypt will respect results of south Sudan referendum
January 9, 2011
FM: Egypt will respect results of south Sudan referendum
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Sunday declared that Egypt would respect the results of Sunday's referendum in Sudan…
German tourist commits suicide in Hurghada, say security sources
January 9, 2011
German tourist commits suicide in Hurghada, say security sources
Egyptian police on Sunday discovered the body of a German tourist believed to have committed suicide in the Red Sea…
Court to examine lawsuit accusing film of ‘tarnishing Egypt’s image’
January 9, 2011
Court to examine lawsuit accusing film of ‘tarnishing Egypt’s image’
An Egyptian court on Wednesday is scheduled to discuss a lawsuit charging the makers of Egyptian film “678” of tarnishing…
Egyptian president blasts media coverage of high-profile court cases
January 9, 2011
Egyptian president blasts media coverage of high-profile court cases
President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday slammed mainstream media coverage of high-profile court cases, saying that the way in which the…
Dissident Brotherhood members to launch new website
January 9, 2011
Dissident Brotherhood members to launch new website
An internal opposition faction within the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist opposition group, will announce its online presence next week…
Prosecutors call for release of Salafi sheikh’s autopsy report
January 9, 2011
Prosecutors call for release of Salafi sheikh’s autopsy report
West Alexandria prosecutors have received the file on the death of Sayed Belal, a Salafi Muslim man whose family has…