Egypt
Report: Second Alex victim autopsy confirms death was ‘accidental’
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Report: Second Alex victim autopsy confirms death was ‘accidental’
After performing a second autopsy on the body of 28-year-old Khaled Saeed, the young man from Alexandria allegedly beaten to…
Committee fails to agree on energy price hikes
Business
June 22, 2010
Committee fails to agree on energy price hikes
The Industrial Energy Pricing Committee failed during its meeting on Tuesday to finalize a proposal for scheduled price increases of…
Shenouda to discuss personal-status issue with Christian sects
Egypt
June 22, 2010
Shenouda to discuss personal-status issue with Christian sects
Coptic Pope Shenouda III warned of rumors spread by bloggers on the Internet that the Coptic Church would remain in…
Lebanese police ID lynch victim’s killers
Egypt
June 22, 2010
Lebanese police ID lynch victim’s killers
Lebanese police have reportedly identified some of the killers of Mohamed Mossalam, the Egyptian national murdered and hanged in Lebanon's…
Gunmen spring prisoner, killing police officer
Egypt
June 22, 2010
Gunmen spring prisoner, killing police officer
Three unidentified gunmen attacked a prisoner-transport vehicle in Cairo's Ayyat district, killing one police officer and injuring four policemen and…
New German bribe case to be investigated
Egypt
June 22, 2010
New German bribe case to be investigated
Attorney-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud ordered prosecutors to begin investigating a new German bribery case in response to requests by lawyer…
Court annuls contract for TMG housing project
Egypt
June 22, 2010
Court annuls contract for TMG housing project
An Egyptian court on Tuesday declared invalid a government contract for a luxury housing project by the Talaat Mustafa Group…
‘Two Girls From Egypt’: Perils of spinsterhood
Cinema/TV
June 22, 2010
‘Two Girls From Egypt’: Perils of spinsterhood
Director Mohamed Amin's latest release, Benten Min Masr ('Two girls from Egypt,' 2010) showcases the social pressure that Egyptian youth…
Lawyers mull ‘unprecedented’ escalation in brawl with judiciary
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Lawyers mull ‘unprecedented’ escalation in brawl with judiciary
The General Lawyers Syndicate is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday following rising tension over the continued detention…
Medicine price scheme appeal referred to State Council
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Medicine price scheme appeal referred to State Council
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday referred an appeal submitted by the Health Ministry, which challenged a court ruling rejecting…