Egypt

Inclement weather shuts down ports and liner routes near Alexandria

Inclement weather shuts down ports and liner routes near Alexandria

Egyptian port officials on Sunday have decided to extend a halt in maritime movement along two straits near Alexandria due…
Former MPs to establish shadow parliament

Former MPs to establish shadow parliament

Eighty-six former members of parliament announced plans to establish a shadow parliament as regime supporters threaten to dissolve the body…
ElBaradei pledges increased cooperation with Egyptian opposition

ElBaradei pledges increased cooperation with Egyptian opposition

Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, while in Minya on Saturday, announced Muslim Brotherhood offices will be opened for National Association for…
Baptist church echoes Coptic criticism of female ordination

Baptist church echoes Coptic criticism of female ordination

Head of the Egyptian Baptist Church, Reverend Boutros Felta'us, on Saturday denounced pressures to permit females to become Baptist priests. Rev.…
Vessel not at risk of capsizing off northern coast, company says

Vessel not at risk of capsizing off northern coast, company says

The owner of an Italian cargo ship, Ignazio Messina & C. SPA, dismissed reports that the vessel faces danger of…
Sunday’s papers: nuclear updates, “illegitimate” parliament and shark mystery

Sunday’s papers: nuclear updates, “illegitimate” parliament and shark mystery

Moving away from elections, state-owned newspapers headlined President Hosni Mubarak’s recent statements regarding resumption of Egypt’s nuclear program. “Mubarak affirms…
Food poisoning hits 85 at Red Sea resort

Food poisoning hits 85 at Red Sea resort

About 85 workers at Imperial Shams resort in Red Sea’s Safaga suffered food poisoning on Saturday following lunch at a…
Egypt Brotherhood seeks int’l support over elections

Egypt Brotherhood seeks int’l support over elections

Egypt's main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, said on Saturday it was gathering evidence of vote-rigging and other abuses in last…
Abul Gheit: Leaks show strength of Egyptian positions

Abul Gheit: Leaks show strength of Egyptian positions

Egypt's foreign minister said on Saturday information released by the WikiLeaks website showed there was no contradiction between Egyptian officials'…
Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament

Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed on Saturday ten new members in parliament, including seven from the country’s Christian minority, the…
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