Egypt
Today’s papers: Female judges, Israel-US clashes
March 15, 2010
Today’s papers: Female judges, Israel-US clashes
Today’s news opens with cause for celebration as women are finally granted the right to serve as judges of the…
Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture
March 15, 2010
Sharqiya woman accuses police of torture
A woman has filed a complaint with the attorney general in which she accused police in the village of Deirab…
15 charged with inciting sectarian strife
March 14, 2010
15 charged with inciting sectarian strife
The attorney-general ordered the detention of 15 people accused of inciting sectarian strife in the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh…
US govt report slams Egypt on human rights
March 14, 2010
US govt report slams Egypt on human rights
A report issued last Friday by the United States government draws an ugly picture of the state of human rights…
University faculty clubs plan for strike
March 14, 2010
University faculty clubs plan for strike
Members of faculty staff clubs at eight Egyptian universities have announced their intention to go on strike later this month…
MP: Former housing minister gave tycoon free land
March 14, 2010
MP: Former housing minister gave tycoon free land
MP Saad el-Husseini, along with 44 other members of parliament, filed a complaint with the Public Funds Prosecution office in…
Egypt’s Supreme Court rules in favor women judges
March 14, 2010
Egypt’s Supreme Court rules in favor women judges
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) on Sunday ruled that female judges had the right to be appointed to the State…
ElBaradei to visit physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police
March 14, 2010
ElBaradei to visit physiotherapist ‘tortured’ by police
Rights activists protested yesterday in front of the attorney general's office in downtown Cairo against the alleged torture of a…