Egypt
Famous doctor discusses organ transplants, Aswan center
October 12, 2009
Famous doctor discusses organ transplants, Aswan center
Dr. Magdi Yacoub, a world-acclaimed heart surgeon, is disappointed in his country. Yacoub, who was born in Egypt but currently…
Human rights groups urge Mubarak to regulate worship sites
October 12, 2009
Human rights groups urge Mubarak to regulate worship sites
Thirty-six Egyptian human rights groups appealed to President Mubarak yesterday to adopt a unified law for building places of worship.…
Press Syndicate questions Hala Mustapha over normalization
October 11, 2009
Press Syndicate questions Hala Mustapha over normalization
An inquiry panel at the Press Syndicate began questioning Hala Mustafa, Chief Editor of Democracy magazine, over her 14 September…
Interview with Yusuf Nada, international relations coordinator for the Muslim Brotherhood
October 11, 2009
Interview with Yusuf Nada, international relations coordinator for the Muslim Brotherhood
One day after prominent Muslim Brotherhood member Youssef Nada's name was removed from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) terrorism…
Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
October 6, 2009
Rights report blasts state of Egypt’s prisons
According to a report issued by the Association for Prisoner Support and Human Rights and recently submitted to the state-run…
Giza park converted to garbage dump
October 6, 2009
Giza park converted to garbage dump
Local sanitation authorities in the Giza governorate have converted a public park in the Warraq district into a makeshift garbage…
El-Qaradawi calls for Al-Aqsa solidarity march
October 6, 2009
El-Qaradawi calls for Al-Aqsa solidarity march
Sheikh Youssef el-Qaradawi, head of the International Federation of Muslim Scholars, has called for peaceful marches to be held this…
Hussein bombing suspects remanded into custody
October 5, 2009
Hussein bombing suspects remanded into custody
State Security prosecutors have remanded into custody four suspects charged with involvement in the February bombing in Cairo's Hussein district…
Bro’hood SMS campaign backs el-Arian for Guidance Bureau
October 5, 2009
Bro’hood SMS campaign backs el-Arian for Guidance Bureau
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement have been sending out SMS mobile-phone messages calling for the appointment of…
Coptic and Evangelical Churches trade barbs
October 4, 2009
Coptic and Evangelical Churches trade barbs
The Evangelical Church of Egypt is denouncing what it perceives as attacks against it by Anba Bashoy, bishop of Damietta…