Egypt
Photojournalists’ election sees low turnout at syndicate
March 28, 2010
Photojournalists’ election sees low turnout at syndicate
In a relatively low-key affair, the photojournalists' division at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate conducted its second-term elections on Saturday. Hossam…
Citing bonus shortfalls, Ezz Steel workers maintain strike
March 28, 2010
Citing bonus shortfalls, Ezz Steel workers maintain strike
Alexandria--Roughly 2000 employees of Egyptian steel manufacturer Ezz Steel continued a labor strike on Sunday for the fourth consecutive day.…
MB lawyers allege prison abuses
March 28, 2010
MB lawyers allege prison abuses
Defense lawyers for members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group currently being held in Borg el-Arab Prison near Alexandria…
Minister: Mubarak to unveil Nile-Red Sea highway in April
March 28, 2010
Minister: Mubarak to unveil Nile-Red Sea highway in April
Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohi Eddin has announced that the Nile Valley-Red Sea highway in Upper Egypt currently stands at the…
Activists mark Camp David anniversary with protest
March 28, 2010
Activists mark Camp David anniversary with protest
Roughly two hundred kufeya-clad activists, passionately waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs bearing anti-Israeli slogans alongside portraits of late Egyptian…
MB delegation to visit Tagammu for unified stance
March 28, 2010
MB delegation to visit Tagammu for unified stance
A Muslim Brotherhood delegation will visit today the headquarters of the leftist Tagammu Party for discussions about future coordination of…
ElBaradei’s next step a surprise, says spokesperson
March 28, 2010
ElBaradei’s next step a surprise, says spokesperson
Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency and potential contender in the 2011 presidential election, is preparing…
‘Iron Lady’ sentenced to 3 years in fraud case
March 28, 2010
‘Iron Lady’ sentenced to 3 years in fraud case
A misdemeanor court in Heliopolis has sentenced businesswoman Hoda Abdel Moneim, known as the "Iron Lady," to three years in…