Egypt
Tycoon Rami Lakah joins Wafd Party
June 7, 2010
Tycoon Rami Lakah joins Wafd Party
Former MP and controversial business tycoon Rami Lakah on Monday announced that he had officially joined the opposition Wafd Party.…
Pharmacists stage sit-in against syndicate sequestration
June 7, 2010
Pharmacists stage sit-in against syndicate sequestration
Scores of pharmacists staged a sit-in inside a courtroom on Monday after the judge postponed the delivery of a final…
Lawyers strike after arrest of two colleagues
June 7, 2010
Lawyers strike after arrest of two colleagues
The Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate is organizing a general strike on Tuesday in response to the arrest of two lawyers by…
MPs’ Gaza-bound convoy on way to Rafah
June 7, 2010
MPs’ Gaza-bound convoy on way to Rafah
A convoy bound for Gaza, organised by nine Muslim Brotherhood and independent parliamentarians, is on its way to the Rafah…
Egyptians in Israel: Taking away our citizenship is impossible
June 7, 2010
Egyptians in Israel: Taking away our citizenship is impossible
Haifa--Shoukri el-Shazli, leader of the Egyptian community in Israel, said it is not possible to strip Egyptians in Israel of…
National Association for Change makes overtures to Wafd Party
June 7, 2010
National Association for Change makes overtures to Wafd Party
Representatives from the National Association for Change (NAC), founded by potential presidential contender Mohamed ElBaradei, will today visit the Wafd…
Egypt taking ‘covert action’ to resolve Nile crisis, says FM
June 6, 2010
Egypt taking ‘covert action’ to resolve Nile crisis, says FM
In press statements on Sunday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit said Egypt was taking "covert action" to resolve the ongoing…
FM: Withdrawing Arab peace plan means abandoning Palestinian state
June 6, 2010
FM: Withdrawing Arab peace plan means abandoning Palestinian state
"Israeli acts against the [Gaza-bound] freedom flotilla destroy confidence in Israel and its true intentions," Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit has…
Muslim Brotherhood throws support behind ElBaradei
June 6, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood throws support behind ElBaradei
A Muslim Brotherhood (MB) source has said that a recent meeting between the group's parliamentary bloc leader, Saad el-Katatny, and…
Copts to demonstrate in support of Church’s stance on remarriage
June 6, 2010
Copts to demonstrate in support of Church’s stance on remarriage
In an interview on Coptic satellite television channel CTV, Coptic Pope Shenouda III said that Coptic divorcees wishing to remarry…