Egypt
Clashes erupt outside Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem
March 5, 2010
Clashes erupt outside Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem
Jerusalem--Clashes have erupted between Muslim worshippers and Israeli police at the most sensitive holy site in Jerusalem.Israeli police say worshippers…
Egypt criticizes UN report on border deaths
March 5, 2010
Egypt criticizes UN report on border deaths
Egypt attacked the United Nations on Wednesday, saying its criticism of the shooting deaths of migrants at the border with…
Mubarak, Merkel discuss regional issues
March 4, 2010
Mubarak, Merkel discuss regional issues
Berlin--President Hosni Mubarak held a series of meetings Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in which the two heads of…
Court clears defendants in tainted water case
March 4, 2010
Court clears defendants in tainted water case
The Qanater el-Khairiya Midemeanor Court acquitted nine defendants Thursday who had been accused of contaminating public water supplies in the…
Auditors object to govt hotel purchase
March 4, 2010
Auditors object to govt hotel purchase
Egypt's Central Auditing Agency (CAA) has raised objections to the LE24 million purchase of the Sphinx Hotel in Cairo's Bab…
Court accepts appeal in celebrity murder case; retrial scheduled
March 4, 2010
Court accepts appeal in celebrity murder case; retrial scheduled
The Court of Cassation yesterday accepted an appeal lodged by lawyers for business tycoon Talaat Mustafa and former state security…
Evictions, delayed relocation and conspiracy in Bulaq
March 4, 2010
Evictions, delayed relocation and conspiracy in Bulaq
Anger is rising in Bulaq Abul Ela, a low-income neighborhood bordered by the Nile on one side and the noisy…
Egyptian court orders retrial in singer killing
March 4, 2010
Egyptian court orders retrial in singer killing
An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the retrial of a real estate mogul sentenced to death for murdering his former…