Egypt
Israeli ambassador ‘not inclined’ to seek second term
October 12, 2010
Israeli ambassador ‘not inclined’ to seek second term
Israel's ambassador to Egypt, Yitzhak Levanon, has said he is not inclined to extend his service after his term concludes…
Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis
October 12, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis
State-owned Al-Ahram kicks off a slow news day with another leading story on President Hosni Mubarak meeting with a world…
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
October 12, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
The Muslim Brotherhood has announced it will field candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Gharbiya, Fayoum, Kafr al-Sheikh and…
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
October 11, 2010
Egyptian TV holds off re-running ‘Al-Gamaa’ series until after elections
Re-runs of the controversial "Al-Gamaa" television series will be postponed until after next month’s parliamentary elections "so as not to…
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
October 11, 2010
Talk show presenter Amr Adeeb to join Al-Hayat satellite network
Prominent talk show presenter Amr Adeeb has joined the Al-Hayat satellite network, for which he will present a new talk…
Sect to be investigated for allegedly promoting Shia doctrines, falsifying Quran
October 11, 2010
Sect to be investigated for allegedly promoting Shia doctrines, falsifying Quran
Egypt's State Security Investigation Office has opened investigations into 12 Shia Muslim individuals from Egypt, Morocco, Iraq and Australia arrested…
Security services ‘urge’ MB parliamentary candidates to bow out of elections
October 11, 2010
Security services ‘urge’ MB parliamentary candidates to bow out of elections
Egyptian security services have summoned parliamentary nominees from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement to urge them to drop their…
Information center employees stage new protest
October 11, 2010
Information center employees stage new protest
Hundreds of information center employees staged a protest opposite the Shura Council after security authorities refused to authorize a protest…
SMS messaging restricted in bid to preempt pre-election activism
October 11, 2010
SMS messaging restricted in bid to preempt pre-election activism
Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has imposed new restrictions aimed at tightening control over the SMS messaging services provided…
Farshout trial adjourned until 8 November
October 11, 2010
Farshout trial adjourned until 8 November
An Egyptian court decided on Monday to postpone the trial of a Christian man accused of raping a Muslim girl…