Egypt
Court oveturns ElBaradei proxy decision
June 24, 2010
Court oveturns ElBaradei proxy decision
The Administrative Court of Alexandria today overturned a government decision to deny requests by citizens to confer power-of-attorney privileges on…
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
June 24, 2010
Press watchdog calls for dropping charges against Egyptian journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), an international media watchdog, appealed on Thursday to Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to…
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak ‘hopes’, Saeed chokes, teachers die
June 24, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak ‘hopes’, Saeed chokes, teachers die
State-owned Al-Ahram headlines its front-page with a quote from President Mubarak, stating: “There is no cause for concern over Nile…
Judge: Judiciary still lacks independence
June 23, 2010
Judge: Judiciary still lacks independence
A symposium held Wednesday to discuss the appointment of female judges turned into a heated debate of the current crisis…
Al-Azhar scholars support call to delay noon prayer
June 23, 2010
Al-Azhar scholars support call to delay noon prayer
A Saudi cleric has issued a religious edict allowing Muslim worshipers in areas of Saudi Arabia that experience unusually high…
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
June 23, 2010
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
Merchants at Cairo's Friday market, which was set ablaze on Tuesday after a car fell from an overpass and exploded…
ElBaradei: Egypt’s failed state designation ‘a disaster’
June 23, 2010
ElBaradei: Egypt’s failed state designation ‘a disaster’
National Association for Change (NAC) leader Mohamed ElBaradei declared Tuesday that Egypt's presence near the top of Foreign Policy's Failed…
Jamaa Islamiya leader sentenced to death
June 23, 2010
Jamaa Islamiya leader sentenced to death
The Supreme State Security Court on Wednesday sentenced a leader of the banned Jamaa Islamiya group to death some three…
Report: Second Alex victim autopsy confirms death was ‘accidental’
June 23, 2010
Report: Second Alex victim autopsy confirms death was ‘accidental’
After performing a second autopsy on the body of 28-year-old Khaled Saeed, the young man from Alexandria allegedly beaten to…