Egypt
Railways need urgent help, says official
July 12, 2012
Railways need urgent help, says official
The Egyptian Railway Authority needs urgent help from state agencies to save the railway lines, said authority head Hany Hegab…
Lawyers want Muslim Brotherhood figures tried in Battle of the Camel case
July 12, 2012
Lawyers want Muslim Brotherhood figures tried in Battle of the Camel case
The prosecution in the Battle of the Camel case has called for pro-Muslim Brotherhood preacher Safwat Hegazy to be charged…
Opposition figures blame Brotherhood for attacks
July 12, 2012
Opposition figures blame Brotherhood for attacks
A number of political activists and opposition figures assaulted in Tahrir Square and in front of the State Council in…
Foreign employees held in glass factory protest released
July 12, 2012
Foreign employees held in glass factory protest released
Suez policeman freed on Thursday five foreigners detained by employees of a glass manufacturing factory east of the Gulf of…
The Brotherhood: Battling on all fronts
July 12, 2012
The Brotherhood: Battling on all fronts
As lawmakers, the Muslim Brotherhood have faced the judiciary’s wrath on several occasions, for proposing a bill to revamp the…
Morsy talks jobs, investments and detainees with Saudi leaders
July 12, 2012
Morsy talks jobs, investments and detainees with Saudi leaders
President Mohamed Morsy and Saudi officials discussed, during meetings in Jeddah, the cases of Egyptians detained in the kingdom's prisons,…
Egyptian lawyer’s trial to begin in Saudi Arabia Wednesday
July 12, 2012
Egyptian lawyer’s trial to begin in Saudi Arabia Wednesday
An Egyptian consular official in Jeddah said Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy's trial on drug smuggling charges would begin on Wednesday.…
Celebrated liberal writer Salama Ahmed Salama dies
July 12, 2012
Celebrated liberal writer Salama Ahmed Salama dies
Prominent writer Salama Ahmed Salama died of a severe heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 80. The funeral…
In constitution debate, Al-Azhar gets high praise from church leaders
July 12, 2012
In constitution debate, Al-Azhar gets high praise from church leaders
Coptic Orthodox Church representatives serving on the Constituent Assembly have welcomed a proposal that would enshrine Islam as the state…
Israel to deploy rocket interceptor at Egypt border
July 12, 2012
Israel to deploy rocket interceptor at Egypt border
JERUSALEM— Israel said on Wednesday it would deploy a battery of Iron Dome rocket interceptors at a southern frontier town…