Egypt
Attorney-General suspends defamation case against Ayman Nour
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Attorney-General suspends defamation case against Ayman Nour
The attorney-general has suspended an investigation into Ghad Party
Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Mubarak hosts Abbas, Abdullah II amid Israel talks push
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II separately met Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday amid pressure for…
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
Business
August 12, 2010
Govt contracts 120,000 tons of French wheat
The state-run General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Wednesday contracted 120,000 tons of French wheat at US$312 per ton,…
Gamal Mubarak presidential campaign takes fight to the provinces, Kuwait
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Gamal Mubarak presidential campaign takes fight to the provinces, Kuwait
A campaign in support of a presidential bid by Gamal Mubarak, the 47-year-old son of President Hosni Mubarak, has printed…
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Coptic pope approves new personal status bill
Coptic Pope Shenouda III signaled his approval of a new personal status draft law for non-Muslims to a church committee…
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
Business
August 10, 2010
Russia vows to reschedule wheat shipments to Egypt despite export ban
The government on Tuesday declared that it was satisfied with an announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov that…
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Minister requests investigation into foreign adoption case
Family and Population Minister Moushira Khattab has submitted a formal request to the attorney-general for investigations into a case in…
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Minister: Runaway electricity consumption has led to ‘state of emergency’
At a meeting on Tuesday to review recent power cuts and discuss the high rates of electricity consumption anticipated during…
Owner of hijacked ship rules out negotiations with pirates
Egypt
August 10, 2010
Owner of hijacked ship rules out negotiations with pirates
Mohamed Sobhi, owner of an Egyptian
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail
Egypt
August 10, 2010
1980s-era scammer released after 21 years in jail
Ahmed al-Rayan, mastermind of a notorious pyramid scheme that cost thousands of Egyptians their life's savings in the 1980s