Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff
Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Court adjourns Mubarak trial until Monday to hear defendants’ cases
The trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal, Habib al-Adly, and six of his former assistants…
Demonstrations staged across Egypt to protest work conditions, security concerns
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Demonstrations staged across Egypt to protest work conditions, security concerns
Many Egyptian governorates witnessed protests demanding better living conditions, better work conditions, and purging companies of corruption on Thursday. In…
Families of martyrs enraged at Mubarak’s defense
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Families of martyrs enraged at Mubarak’s defense
The statement of Farid al-Deeb, lawyer for ousted President Hosni Mubarak, in Thursday’s court session raised anger among the plaintiff…
Fuel crisis continues despite government’s claims of breakthrough
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Fuel crisis continues despite government’s claims of breakthrough
The gas, diesel and butane crisis in Egypt continued Thursday while hundreds of demonstrators blocked a number of roads in…
Salafi preachers urge families of revolution martyrs to accept blood money
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Salafi preachers urge families of revolution martyrs to accept blood money
Salafi preachers Mohamed Hassan and Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud issued a fatwa (religious edict) on Thursday saying that families of martyrs…
Protests at nuclear power station construction site escalate
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Protests at nuclear power station construction site escalate
Protesters at the nuclear power station site in Dabaa, located in the Matrouh Governorate on the North Coast, said on…
Initiative seeks to raise money from engineers to support Egyptian economy
Business
January 19, 2012
Initiative seeks to raise money from engineers to support Egyptian economy
Engineers Syndicate members launched a new initiative to raise LE12 billion from engineers working in Gulf countries in order to…
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
Egypt
January 19, 2012
Death sentence for man charged with killing Salafi sheikh and wife
The Giza Criminal Court on Thursday gave the death sentence to 35-year-old Mohamed Mohamed Fathallah after he was convicted of…
MB urges delaying Al-Azhar grand sheikh law
Egypt
January 19, 2012
MB urges delaying Al-Azhar grand sheikh law
The Muslim Brotherhood said they do not wish to rush into the passing of a draft law regarding the election…
US emergency plan seeks to encourage Egypt’s economic recovery
Business
January 19, 2012
US emergency plan seeks to encourage Egypt’s economic recovery
The US has approved an emergency action plan for supporting Egypt’s economy over the next six months, Egypt’s Industry Minister Mahmoud…