Egypt
Military detainees committee recommends release of 700 prisoners
July 16, 2012
Military detainees committee recommends release of 700 prisoners
The Personal Freedom Protection Committee has recommended the release of nearly 700 prisoners in military detention. The announcement came after…
Morsy meets with Egyptian community in Addis Ababa
July 16, 2012
Morsy meets with Egyptian community in Addis Ababa
President Mohamed Morsy met on Monday with the Egyptian community in Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the African Union summit.…
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
July 16, 2012
Nubians plan to protest Agriculture Ministry plan to sell land
Nubian groups in several cities plan to protest outside the Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday to call for the cancellation of…
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
July 16, 2012
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
A group of Palestinians from Gaza spent half an hour on Monday visiting relatives held in Israeli prisons for the…
Death toll of Alexandria building collapse rises to 19
July 16, 2012
Death toll of Alexandria building collapse rises to 19
Authorities have recovered 19 bodies from under the rubble of three apartment buildings that collapsed in Alexandria, the Health Ministry…
Ghad al-Thawra leader urges Morsy to pardon military prison detainees
July 16, 2012
Ghad al-Thawra leader urges Morsy to pardon military prison detainees
Ghad al-Thawra Party founder Ayman Nour on Monday urged President Mohamed Morsy to hasten the release of detainees in military…
Dozens protest in Suez to demand detainees’ release
July 16, 2012
Dozens protest in Suez to demand detainees’ release
Dozens of activists protested on Sunday at the Suez Military Prosecution building, demanding the release of eight civilians who were…
Emergency responders extinguish fire at Pepsi storage center
July 16, 2012
Emergency responders extinguish fire at Pepsi storage center
Emergency responders in Gharbiya Governorate have extinguished huge fires that started Sunday at the Pepsi company storage center on the…
Three former judges sent to jail over High Court break-in
July 16, 2012
Three former judges sent to jail over High Court break-in
Sharabiya Misdemeanor Court on Monday sentenced three former judges to 26 months in prison for attempting to break into the…
Family of lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia hires law firm
July 16, 2012
Family of lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia hires law firm
The family of an Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia has hired a Saudi law firm to defend him, Foreign…