Egypt
Lawsuit demanding oversight of churches referred to State Council
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Lawsuit demanding oversight of churches referred to State Council
The Administrative Court has referred a lawsuit requesting that churches be subject to oversight by the Central Auditing Organization (CAO)…
Two Egyptians remanded into custody for joining ‘Shia organization’
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Two Egyptians remanded into custody for joining ‘Shia organization’
The North Cairo Court has remanded into custody
MB parliamentary candidates arrested for using religious slogans
Egypt
November 10, 2010
MB parliamentary candidates arrested for using religious slogans
Police have arrested 24 Muslim Brotherhood
NDP’s passed-over parliamentary nominees threaten to vote for MB rivals
Egypt
November 10, 2010
NDP’s passed-over parliamentary nominees threaten to vote for MB rivals
Candidates that were not nominated by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) to compete in 28 November parliamentary elections said…
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Education ministry bans mobile phone use by school students
A number of schools throughout Egypt have begun implementing a year-old Education Ministry directive banning the use by students of…
Egyptian TV host gets 15-year jail term for murdering wife
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Egyptian TV host gets 15-year jail term for murdering wife
A court on Wednesday sentenced an Egyptian television presenter to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of killing…
MB-affiliated Ain Shams students protest assaults on professors
Egypt
November 10, 2010
MB-affiliated Ain Shams students protest assaults on professors
Hundreds of students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement on Wednesday
Kom Ombo schoolteacher beats student with shoe
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Kom Ombo schoolteacher beats student with shoe
An Arabic-language teacher at the Kom Ombo Secondary School for Boys is said to have assaulted one of his students…
Info center employees, security forces clash outside lawyers syndicate
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Info center employees, security forces clash outside lawyers syndicate
Disgruntled employees of state-run information centers clashed with security forces on Wednesday outside Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate headquarters in downtown Cairo.
Rights group: Blogger re-arrested, beaten by Alex security officer
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Rights group: Blogger re-arrested, beaten by Alex security officer
Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer was subjected to repeated beatings at the hands of a junior officer at the State Security…