Egypt
Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture
February 15, 2010
Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture
Parliament's legislative committee rejected a proposal Monday to augment legal penalties in cases related to torture, bribery and house searches…
Ex-housing minister slapped with travel ban
February 15, 2010
Ex-housing minister slapped with travel ban
The attorney-general has reportedly sent a letter to the authorities at all of Egypt's air, land and sea ports, notifying…
Heavy equipment deployed for border wall construction
February 15, 2010
Heavy equipment deployed for border wall construction
Rafah--Engineers building the steel barrier along Egypt's 14-kilometer border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip have reportedly deployed heavy machinery to…
MPs lobby against Israeli digs in Ismailia
February 15, 2010
MPs lobby against Israeli digs in Ismailia
A number of MPs have submitted urgent interpellations to the government regarding an Israeli mission currently excavating under a girls'…
HRW calls for Egypt to transfer Zeitoun trial to criminal court
February 15, 2010
HRW calls for Egypt to transfer Zeitoun trial to criminal court
The trial before Egypt’s State Security Court of 25 defendants accused of membership in a terrorist organization fails to protect…
Zewail outlines strategy to revamp Egypt’s education
February 15, 2010
Zewail outlines strategy to revamp Egypt’s education
Egyptian-American scientist Ahmed Zewail proposed a strategy for improving Egypt's education system at a lecture he gave on Sunday, titled…
Pensioners protest new medical insurance law
February 15, 2010
Pensioners protest new medical insurance law
The Federation of Pension Holders together with the Right to Health Committee of the People's Assembly are protesting today in…
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
February 15, 2010
English-language press review: Toyota recall, Afghanistan offensive, Iraqi elections
American and British newspapers extensively covered over the past week Toyota’s massive vehicle recall, the biggest NATO offensive in Afghanistan…