Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff
Justice minister meets with US ambassador over raids on NGOs
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Justice minister meets with US ambassador over raids on NGOs
Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid met with US Ambassador Anne Patterson on Monday for discussions on recent raids on the…
Prosecution: Mubarak ‘preferred his personal interests to the public’
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Prosecution: Mubarak ‘preferred his personal interests to the public’
The trial for ousted President Hosni Mubarak has been adjourned to Wednesday after resuming Tuesday at the Cairo Criminal Court.…
Updates: Citing FJP violations, judge in Qalyubiya halts voting
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Updates: Citing FJP violations, judge in Qalyubiya halts voting
Polling stations opened Tuesday morning to receive more than 14 million voters eligible to vote in the third and final…
Government allocates LE175 million for development of slums
Business
January 2, 2012
Government allocates LE175 million for development of slums
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri allocated a budget of LE175 million for the development of slum areas throughout Egypt. The budget…
Court adjourns Imbaba violence trials to February
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Court adjourns Imbaba violence trials to February
The Supreme State Security Court in Giza on Sunday postponed to 5 February the trials of 48 suspects accused of…
Student to be held 15 days over images of Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Student to be held 15 days over images of Prophet Mohamed
The Assiut township prosecutor has called for a Coptic student accused of publishing offensive images of Prophet Mohamed to be…
MP: Liberal, Islamist parliamentarians discuss constitution
Egypt
January 2, 2012
MP: Liberal, Islamist parliamentarians discuss constitution
A number of recently elected Islamist and liberal MPs are meeting to reach an initial agreement on the basic principles…
Shura Council elections to end earlier
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Shura Council elections to end earlier
The head of Egypt's ruling military council decided to hold elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament,…
Islamic preacher calls for ministry for ‘promotion of virtue’
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Islamic preacher calls for ministry for ‘promotion of virtue’
An Islamic preacher on Sunday called for the formation of a ministry to implement the teachings of Islam in schools,…
Mubarak trial adjourned to Tuesday
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Mubarak trial adjourned to Tuesday
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday adjourned the trials of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his sons Gamal and Alaa, businessman Hussein…