Egypt
Nasrallah: Hizbullah cell jail terms ‘political’
April 29, 2010
Nasrallah: Hizbullah cell jail terms ‘political’
On Thursday, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah described sentences handed down by an Egyptian court on Hizbullah members operating in Egypt…
3rd session of celeb murder retrial focuses on CCTV footage
April 29, 2010
3rd session of celeb murder retrial focuses on CCTV footage
On Thursday, at the third session of the retrial of construction magnate Hisham Talat Mostafa for the 2008 murder of…
Gamal: NDP to request emergency law guarantees
April 29, 2010
Gamal: NDP to request emergency law guarantees
The National Democratic Party (NDP) will request formal guarantees from the government should it decide to extend emergency law, said…
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
April 29, 2010
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
On 2 May, Cairo is set to witness a nationwide workers’ protest to demand an increase of the national minimum…
Protesters draw PM’s attention with oboes and trumpets
April 29, 2010
Protesters draw PM’s attention with oboes and trumpets
Protesters in front of parliament seized the opportunity presented by the meeting of the cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ahmed…
ElBaradei in Boston: An urgently needed agenda for change
April 29, 2010
ElBaradei in Boston: An urgently needed agenda for change
While Egyptians in the US have basically decided that Mohamed ElBaradei is the long-awaited messiah, the 67-year-old pro-reform activist's visit…
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
April 29, 2010
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam declared on Tuesday that Nile Basin countries stood to lose some…
Zikr ban vexes nation’s Sufi orders
April 29, 2010
Zikr ban vexes nation’s Sufi orders
Official sources at the Religious Endowments Ministry say a recent decision to ban Egypt's Sufi orders from holding gatherings for…
ElBaradei in Boston: ‘No excuse’ for US silence on Egypt’s rights record
April 29, 2010
ElBaradei in Boston: ‘No excuse’ for US silence on Egypt’s rights record
Mohamed ElBaradei, leader of the pro-reform National Association for Change and possible presidential candidate, has launched a fierce attack against…
Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston
April 29, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston
Al-Ahram tops its front page with coverage of the "Hizbullah cell" trial, which concluded Wednesday with prison sentences ranging from…