Mohamed Gharib
Parliament demands dismissal of Suzanne Mubarak, head of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Parliament demands dismissal of Suzanne Mubarak, head of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Culture, Tourism and Media Committee of the People’s Assembly demanded Thursday that the ruling military council fire the director…
Justice Ministry objects to MP calls for moving up presidential elections
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Justice Ministry objects to MP calls for moving up presidential elections
The Ministry of Justice has objected to bills submitted by MPs Amr Hamzawy, Hatem Azzam and Ziad al-Elaimy, requesting that…
Presidential hopeful: Pro-Tantawi coalition aims to divide Egyptians
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Presidential hopeful: Pro-Tantawi coalition aims to divide Egyptians
The recently launched campaign supporting Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), for…
Egypt’s military to receive parties’ feedback on constituencies
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Egypt’s military to receive parties’ feedback on constituencies
Egyptian political parties have agreed with the country's ruling military council to make suggestions about the electoral system for parliamentary…
Egypt’s economy in bottle neck, says deputy prime minister
Business
August 23, 2011
Egypt’s economy in bottle neck, says deputy prime minister
Egypt’s economy is in a bottle neck, said Deputy Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy on Monday. “It will be for a…
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over
The recent Muslim Brotherhood statement demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) refrain from interfering in how…
Islamist presidential hopeful rejects role for military in protecting civil state
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful rejects role for military in protecting civil state
Presidential candidate Mohamed Selim al-Awa has rejected calls for the Egyptian military to be given a role in protecting the…
National Accord Conference: Abolish military’s role of protecting president
Egypt
July 14, 2011
National Accord Conference: Abolish military’s role of protecting president
The National Accord Conference on Thursday presented its recommendations to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), most significant…
Sawiris criticized for displaying Islam-related cartoon on Twitter
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Sawiris criticized for displaying Islam-related cartoon on Twitter
Naguib Sawiris, co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, at a meeting with members of the Front Party on Sunday, was…
Presidential hopeful: PM should be removed for supporting constitution before elections
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Presidential hopeful: PM should be removed for supporting constitution before elections
Presidential candidate Mohamed Selim al-Awa has criticized Prime Minister Essam Sharaf for supporting the idea that a new constitution should…
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
Egypt
June 12, 2011
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
Islamic thinker Selim al-Awa said on Saturday that there should not be an article in the new constitution tasking the…
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Major-General Mamdouh Shain, legal advisor to the Egyptian defense minister, called on Thursday for a special status for the armed…
Egypt’s Radio and Television Union LE11 billion in red, report finds
Egypt
January 23, 2011
Egypt’s Radio and Television Union LE11 billion in red, report finds
A meeting of parliament’s culture and information committee on Sunday discussed a report by Egypt's Central Auditing Organization revealing that…
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Environment
January 10, 2011
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Smoking will be officially banned in all public places in Egypt by 2015, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabli announced this week.Violators,…
Education not a state priority, says minister
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Education not a state priority, says minister
Minister of Higher Education Hani Helal on Tuesday said education is not a state expenditure priority.
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Egypt
October 25, 2010
NDP candidates say they were pressured to bow out for minister
Two parliamentary candidates representing the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) for Cairo's Nasr City district claim they are being pressured…
NDP suspends membership for relatives of election candidates
Egypt
September 15, 2010
NDP suspends membership for relatives of election candidates
Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has suspended the membership of relatives of party candidates who will run in the…
Opposition to decide common stance on elections
Egypt
July 30, 2010
Opposition to decide common stance on elections
An Egyptian opposition coalition consisting of the liberal Wafd, leftist Tagammu, pan-Arab Nasserite and liberal Democratic Front parties will meet…
Harb: Participation in parliament races splits opposition
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Harb: Participation in parliament races splits opposition
Democratic Front Party Chairman Osama el-Ghazali Harb warned that expected participation by the Wafd, Tagammu and Nasserist parties in upcoming…
NDP official says new Anti-Terrorism Law will restrict police
Egypt
June 29, 2010
NDP official says new Anti-Terrorism Law will restrict police
Egypt's soon-to-be-released Anti-Terrorism Law will contain more restrictions on security forces acting under the existing Emergency Law, said Nabil Helmi,…