Egypt
Experts: Mubarak comments betray new Egyptian stance on Jerusalem
September 3, 2010
Experts: Mubarak comments betray new Egyptian stance on Jerusalem
Recent statements by President Hosni Mubarak in the New York Times about Jerusalem being made the "joint capital" of both…
EU: €50 million in support of human rights in Egypt
September 3, 2010
EU: €50 million in support of human rights in Egypt
Discussions are taking place between the European Commission (EC) and the Egyptian government regarding the forthcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections, said…
Egypt denies nuclear program has ‘military dimension’
September 3, 2010
Egypt denies nuclear program has ‘military dimension’
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis denied Israeli claims that Egypt's nascent nuclear program had a "military dimension.""This…
EOHR: Darfur refugees subject to ‘deplorable conditions’ by Egyptian police
September 2, 2010
EOHR: Darfur refugees subject to ‘deplorable conditions’ by Egyptian police
The Cairo-based Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) on Thursday denounced the "deplorable treatment" of Darfurian refugees in Egypt at…
Tanta lawyers’ families plead for their release
September 2, 2010
Tanta lawyers’ families plead for their release
The families of lawyers Ehab Sai al-Din and Mustafa Fatuh, who were sentenced earlier this year to five years in…
MB: Ruling party official’s remarks prove intent to rig elections
September 2, 2010
MB: Ruling party official’s remarks prove intent to rig elections
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group has criticized recent statements by Safwat al-Sherif, secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party,…
Mubarak receives petition calling for fair elections
September 2, 2010
Mubarak receives petition calling for fair elections
A petition calling for the forthcoming parliamentary elections to be free and fair, signed by members of various political parties…
Security halts NAC march, detains 3 activists
September 2, 2010
Security halts NAC march, detains 3 activists
Egyptian security forces have prevented members of the lawyers syndicate branch of the National Association for Change (NAC) from organizing…
Report: Egyptians spend annual LE4.5 billion on charity
September 2, 2010
Report: Egyptians spend annual LE4.5 billion on charity
Egyptians spend a yearly total of some LE4.5 billion on charitable causes, according to a recent report issued by Cabinet’s…
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
September 2, 2010
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…