Egypt
Former Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher dies
September 27, 2010
Former Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher dies
Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher, 75, died Monday morning at Qasr al-Einy hospital after suffering a heart attack the…
Pope apologizes over bishop’s Islam remarks
September 27, 2010
Pope apologizes over bishop’s Islam remarks
Egypt's Coptic Christian leader Pope Shenouda III apologized in a television interview Sunday to any Muslims who were offended after…
Egypt art theft was ‘inside job’
September 27, 2010
Egypt art theft was ‘inside job’
Egypt's interior minister has said that an employee working in a Cairo museum was probably behind the theft of a…
Monday’s papers: Bishop Bishoy’s semi-apology and TMG re-buy Madinaty
September 27, 2010
Monday’s papers: Bishop Bishoy’s semi-apology and TMG re-buy Madinaty
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off with a report on a mystery which overwhelmed yesterday’s Israeli ministerial council meeting to discuss the…
NDP official heads up Gamal Mubarak support campaign
September 26, 2010
NDP official heads up Gamal Mubarak support campaign
Mohamed Mamdouh, head of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)'s
Nasserite Party to field 54 candidates in parliamentary elections
September 26, 2010
Nasserite Party to field 54 candidates in parliamentary elections
Nasserite Party Vice President Mohamed Abul Ela this week said his party would field 48 male candidates in 21 governorates…
Egyptian diplomat in Lebanon meets with Hizbullah official
September 26, 2010
Egyptian diplomat in Lebanon meets with Hizbullah official
Egyptian Consul in Lebanon Ahmed Helmi on Friday met with Hussein Ezz Eddin, Hizbullah director of Arab affairs, within the…
Government resells Madinaty land to TMG for nearly LE10 billion
September 26, 2010
Government resells Madinaty land to TMG for nearly LE10 billion
Egypt's Council of Ministers has agreed to invalidate the original land contract for the Madinaty urban development project and resell…
Controversial Coptic bishop: Religious beliefs represent ‘a red line’
September 26, 2010
Controversial Coptic bishop: Religious beliefs represent ‘a red line’
Bishop Bishoy, secretary of the Coptic Church’s Holy Synod, endorsed
Court postpones proceedings in Tamim murder trial to next Tuesday
September 26, 2010
Court postpones proceedings in Tamim murder trial to next Tuesday
The retrial of Egyptian business tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa and former State Security officer Mohsen al-Sokkari for the alleged murder…