Egypt
Morsy orders formation of panel to review military detentions
July 4, 2012
Morsy orders formation of panel to review military detentions
President Mohamed Morsy issued a decree Tuesday ordering the formation of a panel of Interior Ministry, Public Prosecution, and military…
Wednesday’s papers: At the president’s doorstep
July 4, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: At the president’s doorstep
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party newspaper leads this morning with the headline "Office of grievances … A link…
Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum
July 4, 2012
Update: Sudan releases second Egyptian journalist detained in Khartoum
Correction: Although several Egyptian newspapers cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying Adel had been released in reports published on…
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
July 3, 2012
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
In the run-up to the presidential election, the Shura Council began setting criteria for appointing the leaders of state-run newspapers,…
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
July 3, 2012
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
Some 5,000 teachers who work in Al-Azhar schools stopped grading final high school exams for students in six governorates Tuesday.…
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
July 3, 2012
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
In response to a message that Shams Badran, the defense minister under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sent to the…
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
July 3, 2012
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
Tax Authority employees have threatened to start a sit-in outside the presidential palace on Saturday if colleagues who were suspended…
Preacher calls for media purge
July 3, 2012
Preacher calls for media purge
Wagdy Ghoneim, a Muslim preacher, called upon President Mohamed Morsy to “purge the media immediately, including the press and TV,…
Saudi ambassador says Gizawy’s wife jeopardizing relations
July 3, 2012
Saudi ambassador says Gizawy’s wife jeopardizing relations
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Tuesday accused the wife of detained activist and lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy of jeopardizing…
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
July 3, 2012
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
Tunisian authorities captured an Egyptian fishing boat that was inside its waters on Monday evening with 14 sailors on board.…