Egypt
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Authorities release 42 people detained in connection with Omraniya riots
Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud has ordered the release of 42 people detained in connection with last month's riots in…
Egyptian court postpones trial proceedings in Al-Ahram libel case
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Egyptian court postpones trial proceedings in Al-Ahram libel case
An Egyptian court on Monday postponed trial proceedings against Egypt's flagship state daily Al-Ahram on libel charges.The lawsuit was filed…
Egyptian rights organization denounces ElBaradei death edict
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Egyptian rights organization denounces ElBaradei death edict
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has called on Egypt's general prosecutor to investigate a Salafi fatwa justifying the…
VimpelCom’s US$6.6 bln Sawiris merger may fail on shareholder opposition
Business
December 20, 2010
VimpelCom’s US$6.6 bln Sawiris merger may fail on shareholder opposition
Moscow--Vimpelcom's US$6.6 billion bid for telecoms assets owned by Weather Investments received a major setback on Monday when Norwegian shareholder…
Wikileaks: Egypt claims it refused nukes from blackmarket after Soviet collapse
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Wikileaks: Egypt claims it refused nukes from blackmarket after Soviet collapse
Egypt claimed it turned down offers of nuclear expertise and material following the collapse of the Soviet Union, according to…
Special report: Why Egypt’s power has dimmed
World
December 20, 2010
Special report: Why Egypt’s power has dimmed
Cairo--At Bayoumy's, a dingy, smoke-filled tea shop in downtown Cairo, Egyptian football fans groaned at the "biased" referee as they…
Striking truck drivers destroy 9 vehicles; 80 strikers arrested
Business
December 19, 2010
Striking truck drivers destroy 9 vehicles; 80 strikers arrested
Egyptian trucker drivers, who have now been on strike for ten consecutive days, have destroyed nine vehicles
Authorities arrest members of alleged Egypt-based Israeli spy ring
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Authorities arrest members of alleged Egypt-based Israeli spy ring
Egyptian security forces have arrested several people suspected of belonging to an Israeli spy network operating in Egypt. The alleged…
Egypt considers building dikes to shield coastal cities from rising sea levels
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Egypt considers building dikes to shield coastal cities from rising sea levels
The Egyptian government is currently considering building a series of sea walls along the North Coast in order to protect…
Trial postponed for journalist accused of inciting public against new tax
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Trial postponed for journalist accused of inciting public against new tax
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed trial proceedings for Wael al-Ibrashy, chief editor of independent weekly Sawt al-Umma, who faces…