Egypt
Tagammu Party suffers mass resignations in wake of parliamentary polls
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Tagammu Party suffers mass resignations in wake of parliamentary polls
Al-Badry Farghaly, a leading member of the opposition Tagammu Party, resigned from the party
Wafd Party head to brief Mubarak on electoral violations
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Wafd Party head to brief Mubarak on electoral violations
President of the opposition Wafd Party Al-Sayed al-Badawy said on Tuesday that he would send President Hosni Mubarak a detailed…
Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche to attend Cairo Film Festival
Cinema/TV
November 30, 2010
Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche to attend Cairo Film Festival
Organizers of the 34th Cairo Film Festival were pleasantly surprised to hear that Hollywood star Richard Gere had arrived in…
Egypt, Qatar discuss plans to lay pipeline for natural gas exports
Business
November 30, 2010
Egypt, Qatar discuss plans to lay pipeline for natural gas exports
President Hosni Mubarak has recently agreed with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa
White House registers ‘worry’ over Egypt parliament elections
Egypt
November 30, 2010
White House registers ‘worry’ over Egypt parliament elections
The White House registered its frustration today with results of Egypt's recently concluded parliamentary elections, stating on Tuesday that “the…
Egypt reiterates rejection of US religious persecution claims
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Egypt reiterates rejection of US religious persecution claims
Egypt has renewed its rejection of a recent US State Department report claiming that Egypt's
Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced a political activist to prison for "publicizing defense secrets of the country."Activist Ahmed…
Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks
Washington--Egypt's spy master revealed his service recruited agents in Iraq and Syria to counter Iranian support for militants in his…
Christianity in Egypt started 200 years earlier than previously thought, says study
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Christianity in Egypt started 200 years earlier than previously thought, says study
A recent archeological study conducted by researchers at the American institution Brigham Young University (BYU) has exposed indications suggesting Christianity…
Egyptian court upholds verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Egyptian court upholds verdict allowing divorced Copts to remarry
Egypt's Court of Administrative Justice on Tuesday upheld an earlier judicial ruling allowing Coptic Christian divorcees to remarry.