Egypt
Consumer advocates turn up heat on meat
April 28, 2010
Consumer advocates turn up heat on meat
Local consumer protection associations say they will only call off their current boycott on meat when butchers post signs in…
Allawi in Egypt to drum up support for next Iraq government
April 28, 2010
Allawi in Egypt to drum up support for next Iraq government
Ayad Allawi, whose Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc came out slightly ahead in Iraq’s elections, discussed prospects for forming the country’s next…
10,000 villagers riot over Sohag cemetery
April 28, 2010
10,000 villagers riot over Sohag cemetery
More than 10,000 residents of Akhmim village in Sohag staged riots in front of local municipal council headquarters on Tuesday.Disturbances…
US: Egypt 2nd in religious freedom violations
April 28, 2010
US: Egypt 2nd in religious freedom violations
For the eighth consecutive year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, In its 2010 annual report, ranked Egypt…
Second session of Talaat Mostafa retrial looks at footage, phone calls
April 28, 2010
Second session of Talaat Mostafa retrial looks at footage, phone calls
The retrial of real-estate mogul and ruling party bigwig Hisham Talaat Mostafa resumed on Wednesday with prosecutors introducing what they…
US entrepreneurship summit greeted with skepticism
April 28, 2010
US entrepreneurship summit greeted with skepticism
Fifteen prominent Egyptian businessmen are returning home today after attending US President Barack Obama's summit on entrepreneurship in Washington DC,…
ElBaradei draws a crowd–and Obama comparisons–in Boston
April 28, 2010
ElBaradei draws a crowd–and Obama comparisons–in Boston
For a couple of days last week, a group of young immigrant students found themselves in possession of some of…
Mubarak holds talks with Hariri over Lebanon’s stability
April 28, 2010
Mubarak holds talks with Hariri over Lebanon’s stability
President Hosni Mubarak held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad el-Hariri yesterday in Sharm el-Sheikh, discussing Egypt's efforts toward stability…
World Bank alters developing countries’ voting power
April 28, 2010
World Bank alters developing countries’ voting power
The World Bank’s 186 member countries endorsed a plan last Sunday that gives some developing countries more voting power in…