Egypt
New foreign labor rules in Saudi raises Egyptian tempers
Egypt
June 26, 2011
New foreign labor rules in Saudi raises Egyptian tempers
The announcement of new rules governing foreign labor in Saudi Arabia has caused consternation about the fate of Egyptian migrant…
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya
In May, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington director, who visited Egypt last month briefly after spending some…
Muslim Brotherhood members establish fifth party
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood members establish fifth party
Former members of the Muslim Brotherhood and leaders from its internal opposition front have established a new political party called…
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Amnesty renews calls for end of military trials, Emergency Law, protests ban
Amnesty International (AI), the London-based human rights watchdog, renewed its call for the abolition of the law banning protests, military…
Court sentences Rachid to 5 years in prison in absentia
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Court sentences Rachid to 5 years in prison in absentia
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced former Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid to five years in prison…
Greece arrests 94 irregular Egyptian immigrants headed to Italy
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Greece arrests 94 irregular Egyptian immigrants headed to Italy
Greek authorities have arrested 94 Egyptians as their boat was sinking south of Crete, said Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign…
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt
Like in many other sectors in Egypt, employees in state-run electrical power plants are demanding the improvement of their working…
Source: Hussein Salem’s handover possible under UN treaty against corruption
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Source: Hussein Salem’s handover possible under UN treaty against corruption
Spain's attorney general has asked that Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem be kept under house arrest after paying a bail…