Egypt
Wafd committee calls for dismissal of Wafd winning candidates
December 21, 2010
Wafd committee calls for dismissal of Wafd winning candidates
The Wafd Party’s legal committee on Tuesday began investigating its winning 2010 parliamentary election candidates after they failed to comply…
IDSC: Vast majority of Egyptians attest to widespread corruption
December 21, 2010
IDSC: Vast majority of Egyptians attest to widespread corruption
Eighty-five percent of Egyptian society believes that corruption is a widespread social phenomenon, 94 percent believes it constitutes a serious…
Four dead, 19 infected with swine flu in 9 governorates
December 21, 2010
Four dead, 19 infected with swine flu in 9 governorates
Four deaths associated with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," were reported this week countrywide, while the number…
Rights group blasts government’s silence over ElBaradei death fatwa
December 21, 2010
Rights group blasts government’s silence over ElBaradei death fatwa
A local human rights group has condemned the Egyptian government’s silence over a recent fatwa (religious edict) calling for the…
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
December 21, 2010
Family of kidnapped Coptic girl appeals for intervention by president
The family of a missing Coptic girl allegedly abducted by a young Muslim man--Abdel Rahman Aly--in Beni Suef's Ahnasia Township…
Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
December 21, 2010
Senior NDP member: Egypt governed by a single-party system
A senior figure in Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has said the regime rules Egypt with a single-party approach…
Egyptian diplomat urges enhanced Arab influence in Iraq to counter Iran
December 21, 2010
Egyptian diplomat urges enhanced Arab influence in Iraq to counter Iran
Egypt's assistant foreign minister for Arab affairs, Mohamed Qassim, today stressed Iraq’s need for Arab support to counterbalance “non-Arab powers”…
INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights
December 21, 2010
INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights
On 1 January, the American University in Cairo (AUC) will appoint Dr. Lisa Anderson new president. Anderson has served as the…
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
December 21, 2010
Trial adjourned for NDP member and 2 journalists accused of libel
The Giza Criminal Court has postponed the trial of a National Democratic Party (NDP) member and two journalists charged with…