Egypt
Egyptian PM appoints new Competition Authority chairman
Business
January 11, 2011
Egyptian PM appoints new Competition Authority chairman
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has appointed Sameh al-Torgoman chairman of Egypt's Competition Authority for a four-year term. Al-Torgoman succeeds Mona…
Egypt envoy to Vatican recalled to protest Pope’s remarks on Christians
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Egypt envoy to Vatican recalled to protest Pope’s remarks on Christians
The Egyptian government announced the recall of its ambassador to the Vatican on Tuesday to protest Pope Benedict XVI's recent…
‘We dream of change’: An engineer takes on the Coptic question
Books
January 11, 2011
‘We dream of change’: An engineer takes on the Coptic question
Shamei Asaad is neither a Coptic intellectual nor an activist. He is a Christian engineer who grew up in a…
Egypt govt to install surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Egypt govt to install surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria
The government has allocated LE100 million for the purchase and installation of surveillance cameras throughout Alexandria, Egypt's second city, Amin…
Opposition debates ElBaradei’s appeal to boycott presidential race
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Opposition debates ElBaradei’s appeal to boycott presidential race
Egyptian opposition parties are currently debating calls by reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei for a popular boycott of Egypt’s upcoming presidential…
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Egypt MPs blast media ‘interference’ in church bombing probe
Members of parliament on Monday criticized the media and called for banning it from covering investigations of the Alexandria church…
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Environment
January 10, 2011
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Smoking will be officially banned in all public places in Egypt by 2015, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabli announced this week.Violators,…
Mubarak’s guarantee of stability questioned in wake of Alexandria attack
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Mubarak’s guarantee of stability questioned in wake of Alexandria attack
After 30 years of President Hosni Mubarak's ultra-cautious rule, some of Egypt's 79 million people feel change is overdue --…
Al-Azhar condemns ‘western interference’ in Arab internal affairs
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Al-Azhar condemns ‘western interference’ in Arab internal affairs
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb on Monday criticized what he called "European interference" in the internal affairs of Arab…
Algeria appoints Shearman to advise on Orascom nationalization
Business
January 10, 2011
Algeria appoints Shearman to advise on Orascom nationalization
Algeria has provisionally appointed law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP to advise it on the nationalisation of Orascom Telecom's local…