Egypt
Officials blame butchers for rising meat prices
March 26, 2010
Officials blame butchers for rising meat prices
Various experts and cattle breeders believe that butchers are responsible for the recent rise in meat prices. On top of…
NDP tycoon lashes out at independent press
March 26, 2010
NDP tycoon lashes out at independent press
Ahmed Ezz, steel tycoon and senior member of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), accused the independent press of deliberately…
Can anyone stop the torrent?
March 26, 2010
Can anyone stop the torrent?
A subsidiary of local internet provider LINKdotNET recently launched a website designed to facilitate the legal downloading of Egyptian movies.…
Labor, social protests persist in Cairo
March 25, 2010
Labor, social protests persist in Cairo
Scores of people with special needs protested outside the Cairo governorate's headquarters on Thursday, demanding the title deeds of housing…
Police suspend ‘trial’ of ruling party
March 25, 2010
Police suspend ‘trial’ of ruling party
Security services clashed with members of a popular tribunal established to "try" the ruling National Democratic Party on charges of…
Parliament rejects political rights bill
March 25, 2010
Parliament rejects political rights bill
The General Secretariat of the People's Assembly rejected a proposal submitted by 100 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and independent MPs to…
Bedouins accused of impeding Sinai development plans
March 25, 2010
Bedouins accused of impeding Sinai development plans
"The Bedouin tribes of the Sinai resist development plans for the peninsula," Amr el-Dessouqi of the Local Development Ministry told…