Egypt
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
July 19, 2012
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
Over 100 Eritreans were acquitted of charges that they attempted to illegally enter Israel via Egypt’s eastern borders by the…
Petroleum Ministry reduces gas exports to meet local needs
July 19, 2012
Petroleum Ministry reduces gas exports to meet local needs
Egypt will decrease the amount of natural gas it exports in order to meet urgent domestic needs, a move that…
Administrative court recuses itself from controversial cases
July 19, 2012
Administrative court recuses itself from controversial cases
The State Council Administrative Court ruled Thursday that it does not have the jurisdiction to consider legal challenges to the…
In photos: Clashes outside Syrian Embassy
July 19, 2012
In photos: Clashes outside Syrian Embassy
Some 300 Syrian and Egyptian activists clashed with Central Security Forces on Wednesday evening, after their attempt to raise the…
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
July 19, 2012
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
MAHALLA — Around 23,000 workers at Egypt’s largest textile company, the Misr Company for Spinning and Weaving, began an open-ended…
17 arrested for attempting to storm Syrian embassy, ministry says
July 19, 2012
17 arrested for attempting to storm Syrian embassy, ministry says
About 17 people have been arrested for attempting to break into the Syrian Embassy in Cairo Wednesday night and replace…
Morsy meets EU delegation in Cairo
July 19, 2012
Morsy meets EU delegation in Cairo
President Mohamed Morsy received Catherine Ashton, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, along with her delegation at the presidential…
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
July 19, 2012
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
Judge Osama al-Saidi, tasked by the Justice Ministry with investigating land seizure claims filed against former Mubarak-era officials, has summoned…
Two soldiers killed by gunfire in Sinai
July 19, 2012
Two soldiers killed by gunfire in Sinai
Masked men shot dead two Egyptian soldiers in a North Sinai city Thursday, according to a security source quoted by…
Morsy meets Palestinian leaders at presidential palace
July 19, 2012
Morsy meets Palestinian leaders at presidential palace
President Mohamed Morsy received Hamas political bureau head Khaled Meshaal at the presidential palace in Heliopolis Thursday. Morsy and Meshaal…