Egypt
Egyptians struggle to enjoy World Cup fever
June 15, 2010
Egyptians struggle to enjoy World Cup fever
It was a grim scene Monday afternoon at the San Sousi coffee shop, tucked away on a Giza side-street. The…
Palestinians to Moussa: ‘You came too late’
June 15, 2010
Palestinians to Moussa: ‘You came too late’
Gaza--"You came too late Moussa: We are as good as dead," shouted Kamal Abu Nada, director of one of the…
Judicial Council condemns ‘acts of terror’ by lawyers
June 14, 2010
Judicial Council condemns ‘acts of terror’ by lawyers
In a new development in the crisis pitting lawyers against judges in the aftermath of a court verdict sentencing two…
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
June 14, 2010
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
A commission drawn up by the Minister of Justice met for the first time on Monday to prepare a unified…
Ex-White House advisor: US has no role in picking Egypt’s president
June 14, 2010
Ex-White House advisor: US has no role in picking Egypt’s president
Washington--The United States has never involved itself in determining who Egypt’s president will be, a former White House advisor has…
Opinions vary on Brotherhood-secular opposition meeting’s significance
June 14, 2010
Opinions vary on Brotherhood-secular opposition meeting’s significance
Representatives of Egyptian opposition parties reportedly differed over the importance of a meeting held Sunday at the home of Ibrahim…
IAEA director-general to visit Egypt next week
June 14, 2010
IAEA director-general to visit Egypt next week
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano is scheduled to visit Cairo on 21 June to discuss the training…
Nour briefly hospitalized after heart attack
June 14, 2010
Nour briefly hospitalized after heart attack
Opposition Ghad Party founder Ayman Nour was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering from a mild heart attack. He…
MB trial delayed due to lawyers crisis
June 14, 2010
MB trial delayed due to lawyers crisis
The Supreme State Security Court agreed to a request by defense lawyers to postpone hearing what has come to be…
VOX POPS: Who’s to blame for lawyers crisis?
June 14, 2010
VOX POPS: Who’s to blame for lawyers crisis?
With continuing strikes and protests against the five-year prison sentence handed down to two lawyers--Ehab Saei el-Din and Mustafa Fatuh,…