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Top prosecutor backtracks on resignation, says judicial source
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Top prosecutor backtracks on resignation, says judicial source
A top judicial official said Thursday that Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has backtracked on the resignation he submitted to the…
Abouel Fotouh: Second round referendum result will be ‘copy’ of first
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Abouel Fotouh: Second round referendum result will be ‘copy’ of first
Two former presidential candidates are speculating about the results of the second phase of the referendum on Saturday, after the…
Q&A with convicted activist Alber Saber
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Q&A with convicted activist Alber Saber
Released on bail after being convicted of defaming religion, activist and blogger Alber Saber is speaking out to the media.…
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Court acquits police officer in Sayed Bilal murder
The Alexandria Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted police officer Mahmoud Abdel Alim of killing Sayed Bilal, a Salafi man who…
Court accepts policemen’s appeal in Khaled Saeed murder case
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Court accepts policemen’s appeal in Khaled Saeed murder case
The Court of Cassation has accepted the appeal of two policemen who were sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment…
April 6 accuses Jama’a al-Islamiya of assaulting members in Minya
Egypt
December 20, 2012
April 6 accuses Jama’a al-Islamiya of assaulting members in Minya
The April 6 Youth Movement accused two Jama’a al-Islamiya members of fracturing one of its member’s noses as he was…
Dubai’s largest bank to purchase BNP Paribas Egyptian arm
Business
December 20, 2012
Dubai’s largest bank to purchase BNP Paribas Egyptian arm
Dubai lender Emirates NBD, the largest bank in Dubai, agreed to purchase the Egyptian arm of French bank BNP Paribas…
Elections commission secretary general resigns
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Elections commission secretary general resigns
A judicial source at the High Judicial Elections Commission told state-run Al-Ahram website that the HJEC on Wednesday accepted the…
EU: No aid to Egypt before improving economy and signing IMF loan
Business
December 19, 2012
EU: No aid to Egypt before improving economy and signing IMF loan
The European Union has said it is willing to support Egypt and the “Arab Spring” countries to achieve democracy, but…
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
Business
December 19, 2012
Supply Ministry to import 180,000 tons of US wheat
The General Authority for Supply Commodities at the Supply Ministry conducted a new international tender on Wednesday to import 180,000…