Egypt
Interview with pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign leader
July 27, 2010
Interview with pro-Gamal Mubarak campaign leader
Supporters of Gamal Mubarak, the 47-year-old son of President Hosni Mubarak and assistant secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party,…
Tuesday’s papers: Khaled Saeed trial begins
July 27, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Khaled Saeed trial begins
Today marks the first hearing of the Khaled Saeed case in Alexandria. Standing trial are two policemen who, eyewitnesses say,…
Quicktel workers and Tosson residents protest
July 27, 2010
Quicktel workers and Tosson residents protest
Dozens of workers from Quicktel blocked a main road yesterday morning in Masara, Helwan Governorate to demand the payment of…
Minya cathedral crisis escalates
July 27, 2010
Minya cathedral crisis escalates
Minya--The crisis between Minya Governorate and the church of Maghagha escalated yesterday as hundreds of Copts demonstrated, objecting to Governor…
A murky business: Diving chamber accused of corruption
July 26, 2010
A murky business: Diving chamber accused of corruption
Hurghada--A simmering row between diving centers and the diving industry’s national regulator is muddying the waters of Egypt’s LE15 billion…
Ministry: Investigations don’t identify Mercedes bribe officials
July 26, 2010
Ministry: Investigations don’t identify Mercedes bribe officials
An official at the Ministry of Trade and Industry has stated that the results of internal ministry investigations into a…
MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’
July 26, 2010
MB website launched to counter ‘Ikhwanophobia’
It seems Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement is trying to coin a new term, “ikhwanophobia,” by launching a website…
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
July 26, 2010
Bedouin: Police treat us ‘like collaborators’
Bedouin fugitives in the Sinai Peninsula issued a press statement on Monday accusing state security apparatuses of treating them as…
Court to hear Khaled Saeed case Tuesday
July 26, 2010
Court to hear Khaled Saeed case Tuesday
The Alexandria Misdemeanors Court will hold its first hearing in the Khaled Saeed case on Tuesday. Saeed's family accuses two…
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
July 26, 2010
US Senate calls on Egypt to abolish emergency law
The US Senate has referred to its Foreign Relations Committee a draft resolution calling on Egypt to abolish its 29-year-old…