Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff
Public figures strategize about building consensus around constitution
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Public figures strategize about building consensus around constitution
Seeking a national accord on the country’s new constitution, a number of prominent figures held a preparatory meeting on Sunday…
Engineers challenge syndicate elections results
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Engineers challenge syndicate elections results
Members of the Engineers Syndicate have brought a lawsuit at the State Council’s Administrative Court demanding the results of the…
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
Community leaders in Nagaa Hammadi, Abou Tesht and Deshna in the Qena Governorate have succeeded in convincing citizens to cease…
Central Bank: Foreign reserves hit 7-year low in December
Business
January 8, 2012
Central Bank: Foreign reserves hit 7-year low in December
The Egyptian foreign reserves continued to decline in December 2011, standing at US$18.1 billion, the lowest it has been in…
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
The plaintiffs' legal team in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting Saturday at the Lawyers Syndicate…
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
The Democratic Alliance will meet within days to discuss incorporating parties who made electoral gains into the alliance to form a…
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Egypt
January 8, 2012
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has outlined a strategy for Egypt's government to follow to lift the country out of economic…
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
Political forces, activists and youth movements are calling on their supporters to hit the streets on 25 January to mark…
Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Wasat Party chief after defeat: Serving people does not require official posts
Head of the Wasat Party Abul Ela Mady, whose list lost in last week's elections in Minya, promised to continue working…
Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations
Egypt
January 6, 2012
Brotherhood and FJP delegations to attend Christmas celebrations
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) announced Thursday evening they will send delegations…