Egypt
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
August 10, 2010
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case
August 10, 2010
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case
Family and Population Minister Moushira Khattab has submitted a formal request to the attorney-general for investigations into a case in…
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’
August 10, 2010
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’
At a meeting on Tuesday to review recent power cuts and discuss the high rates of electricity consumption anticipated during…
Owner of hijacked ship rules out negotiations with pirates
August 10, 2010
Owner of hijacked ship rules out negotiations with pirates
Mohamed Sobhi, owner of an Egyptian
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail
August 10, 2010
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail
Ahmed al-Rayan, mastermind of a notorious pyramid scheme that cost thousands of Egyptians their life's savings in the 1980s
Court to issue verdict in TMG land case next month
August 10, 2010
Court to issue verdict in TMG land case next month
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday delayed ruling on a joint appeal filed by the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG)
VOX POPS: Are clock changes a relief, or a confusion?
August 10, 2010
VOX POPS: Are clock changes a relief, or a confusion?
Starting Tuesday 10 August at midnight, Egypt is implementing winter time, setting the clock one hour back in order to…
Civil society organizations prepare to monitor elections
August 10, 2010
Civil society organizations prepare to monitor elections
The Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, which is holding a press conference today to promote its new annual report,…
Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics
August 10, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Ramadan being ‘used’ for politics
“Mubarak requires the quick implementation of the Nuba residence project [...]: 'I will go to Aswan if I feel there…