Egypt
Official: Eradication campaigns wipe out local hashish stocks
December 30, 2010
Official: Eradication campaigns wipe out local hashish stocks
Thanks to stepped-up security efforts, local supplies of hashish have largely dried up, Assistant Minister of the Interior for Social…
Al-Azhar proposes 15-year prison sentence for Quran print errors
December 30, 2010
Al-Azhar proposes 15-year prison sentence for Quran print errors
Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy on Thursday proposed a new law mandating 15-year jail terms for printing and publishing houses found…
Egypt police disperse protest against planned Jewish festival in Damanhour
December 30, 2010
Egypt police disperse protest against planned Jewish festival in Damanhour
Security services on Thursday dispersed a protest vigil held by members of various political parties and factions against an upcoming…
Investigators: Mossad recruited Egyptian for his proximity to officials’ relatives
December 30, 2010
Investigators: Mossad recruited Egyptian for his proximity to officials’ relatives
Police investigations have revealed that alleged spy for Israel Tarek Abdel Razek Hussein had managed to convince Israeli intelligence agency…
Year Ender: Mourning three Muslim reformers
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: Mourning three Muslim reformers
As we bid farewell to 2010, a flood of reports seeking to wrap-up and assess the year’s main events continues…
Coptic Pope: Homosexuality is a learned behavior
December 30, 2010
Coptic Pope: Homosexuality is a learned behavior
Homosexuality is not linked with genetics, head of the Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III said on Wednesday.Shenouda, speaking during…
Hail hits Sharm al-Sheikh, floods expected at St. Catherine
December 30, 2010
Hail hits Sharm al-Sheikh, floods expected at St. Catherine
A hailstorm rocked the Sinai resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday, while torrential rains hit the governorate's central cities…
Egypt’s second independent trade union is born to fervent acclaim
December 30, 2010
Egypt’s second independent trade union is born to fervent acclaim
In a historic move on Wednesday evening, representatives of Egypt's technical workers formally gave birth to the country's second independent…
Flooding causes accident in Minya, killing 8
December 30, 2010
Flooding causes accident in Minya, killing 8
Eight people were killed on Wednesday in a school bus accident near Barsha, a town in Upper Egypt's Minya Governorate.
Egyptian activists to stage protest in solidarity with Tunisians
December 30, 2010
Egyptian activists to stage protest in solidarity with Tunisians
Egyptians opposition movements, civil society activists and bloggers plan to rally on Sunday in solidarity with Tunisians protesting high unemployment…