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Update: Elections commission secretary general won’t supervise referendum
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Update: Elections commission secretary general won’t supervise referendum
Advisers to President Mohamed Morsy and the head of the committee overseeing the constitutional referendum resigned Wednesday evening in the…
Satellite channels halt blackout to cover clashes
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Satellite channels halt blackout to cover clashes
Dream TV, Al-Hayat, CBC and ONTV decided to end a blackout in protest against restriction of free expression in the…
Prosecutor general asks prosecutors to send notice of referendum intentions
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Prosecutor general asks prosecutors to send notice of referendum intentions
Prosecutor General Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah sent a letter to all of the prosecutions in Egypt saying that the Supreme Judicial…
Egypt holds crude oil tender for first quarter 2013
Business
December 5, 2012
Egypt holds crude oil tender for first quarter 2013
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation launched a tender for the purchase of 6 million barrels of oil, or 2 million…
Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Cabinet says only legitimacy is that of ballot box
Legitimacy in democratic societies is from the ballot box only, said a Cabinet statement released after a meeting on Wednesday.
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the case of former People’s Assembly Secretary General Sami Mahran to 5 January.…
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Several top officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak accepted bribes in the form of gifts from the National…
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Egypt
December 5, 2012
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Thirteen people were arrested in Beni Suef on Wednesday after a firefight near a checkpoint, and found to be in…
Embassy to evacuate Syria-based Egyptians via Beirut
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Embassy to evacuate Syria-based Egyptians via Beirut
The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus will repatriate Egyptians who want to leave Syria by land via Beirut, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…
Journalists Syndicate head says judiciary to decide on dispute
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Journalists Syndicate head says judiciary to decide on dispute
Journalists Syndicate head Mamdouh al-Wali threatened to resort to the judiciary to resolve the dispute between him and a number…