Egypt
Publishers arrested for printing textbooks without prior permission
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Publishers arrested for printing textbooks without prior permission
Two Egyptian publishers were arrested on Monday for printing British university textbooks without obtaining prior authorization from the respective British…
Al-Dostour’s circulation plummets in wake of crisis
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Al-Dostour’s circulation plummets in wake of crisis
Circulation figures for independent daily Al-Dostour have fallen by 35 percent since a conflict erupted earlier this month between the…
Egypt officials, US experts to discuss administration of planned nuclear program
Business
October 25, 2010
Egypt officials, US experts to discuss administration of planned nuclear program
Several American experts have arranged to meet with their Egyptian counterparts to assist the latter in preparing an administration for…
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
A spare parts dealer injured five people
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
A demonstration was staged in front of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Sunday to protest soaring…
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Egypt space agency: Israel can’t assume control of runaway satellite
Neither Israel--nor any other country other than Egypt--has the ability to assume control of Egypt's EgySat 1 satellite, Ayman al-Dessouky,…
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
Egypt
October 25, 2010
HEC: Candidates using religious slogans to be disqualified from parliamentary races
Candidates using the slogan "Islam is the Solution" in the run-up to next month's parliamentary elections will be disqualified, High…
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Egypt
October 25, 2010
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Two parliamentary candidates representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for Cairo's Nasr City district claim they are being pressured…
AUC welcomes new university president
Egypt
October 25, 2010
AUC welcomes new university president
The board of trustees of the American University in Cairo (AUC) on Monday appointed Lisa Anderson to the position of…
Egypt to participate in Nairobi summit on Sudan
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Egypt to participate in Nairobi summit on Sudan
A delegation from Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs will participate in an unprecedented Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit on…