Egypt
Cabinet works to recover stolen funds, develop Sinai
August 29, 2012
Cabinet works to recover stolen funds, develop Sinai
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has approved the formation of a national committee to retrieve funds smuggled abroad by members of…
Update: Sultan says Shafiq must return to Egypt, face trial, after judge puts former PM on airport watch list
August 29, 2012
Update: Sultan says Shafiq must return to Egypt, face trial, after judge puts former PM on airport watch list
A judge investigating corruption at the Cooperative Housing Association for Military Pilots has put former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq on…
More aides for a new presidential legacy
August 29, 2012
More aides for a new presidential legacy
The announcement of the composition of President Mohamed Morsy’s team of advisers Monday stirred controversy, with opponents denouncing its overtly…
Committee formed on Zewail City crisis; students storm campus
August 29, 2012
Committee formed on Zewail City crisis; students storm campus
The Cabinet has formed a ministerial committee to study the crisis between Nile University and Zewail City of Science and…
Embassy in Libya halts deportation of Egyptians involved in fight
August 29, 2012
Embassy in Libya halts deportation of Egyptians involved in fight
The spokesperson for Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, Amr Roshdy, said Wednesday that contacts made by Egyptian Ambassador Hesham Abdel Wahab with…
Sharif, sons referred to criminal court over illicit gains
August 29, 2012
Sharif, sons referred to criminal court over illicit gains
The head of Egypt's Illicit Gain Authority Assem al-Gohary has referred former National Democratic Party General Secretary Safwat al-Sharif, along with…
Wednesday’s papers: Morsy in China, migrants and Operation Eagle
August 29, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Morsy in China, migrants and Operation Eagle
Wednesday’s newspapers center their coverage on three new developments. Topping the news is President Mohamed Morsy’s visit to China for…
President still has the power to declare war in the new constitution
August 29, 2012
President still has the power to declare war in the new constitution
The Constituent Assembly’s government system committee agreed Monday evening that the president has the power to declare war with an…
Brotherhood official: Group status legal under current law
August 29, 2012
Brotherhood official: Group status legal under current law
Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Hussein said Tuesday that the group's status was legal, adding that it does…
Minister says new bill to end prison sentences for insulting president
August 29, 2012
Minister says new bill to end prison sentences for insulting president
Egypt's Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mohamed Mahsoub said Tuesday that a bill has been submitted to President Mohamed Morsy that…