Egypt
FJP members to be tried over Shafiq Minya office vandalism
July 6, 2012
FJP members to be tried over Shafiq Minya office vandalism
The district prosecutor in the governorate of Minya, Upper Egypt referred six members of the Freedom and Justice Party to…
Sabbahi: I was smeared because I was a threat
July 6, 2012
Sabbahi: I was smeared because I was a threat
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said Thursday that oppositional forces had conducted a smear campaign against him because they saw…
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
July 6, 2012
Update: Lawyers Syndicate condemns Nasr City clashes
The Lawyers Syndicate head Sameh Ashour issued a strongly worded statement after an emergency syndicate meeting on Friday in response…
Interior minister denies Islamists behind student murder
July 6, 2012
Interior minister denies Islamists behind student murder
The Interior Minister on Thursday tried to downplay the backgrounds of three men suspected of fatally stabbing a university student…
Morsy forms committee to investigate protester deaths
July 6, 2012
Morsy forms committee to investigate protester deaths
President Mohamed Morsy issued a presidential decree on Thursday evening to form an independent fact-finding committee that would conduct investigations into…
SCAF supporters rally in Nasr City
July 6, 2012
SCAF supporters rally in Nasr City
Dozens of supporters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces gathered at the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier in…
Al-Azhar, Salafi leaders reach agreement on Sharia
July 6, 2012
Al-Azhar, Salafi leaders reach agreement on Sharia
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Salafi leaders met Wednesday evening to discuss the role of Sharia in the new constitution,…
Badie warns of attacks on Renaissance Project
July 5, 2012
Badie warns of attacks on Renaissance Project
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie said on Thursday in his weekly message on the Freedom and Justice Party Facebook…
Free Egyptians say no to coalition govt based on party influence
July 5, 2012
Free Egyptians say no to coalition govt based on party influence
The Free Egyptians Party has rejected the notion of a coalition cabinet whose formation would reflect the number of seats…
Alexandria court rules bearded officers must be reinstated
July 5, 2012
Alexandria court rules bearded officers must be reinstated
The Alexandria Administrative Court ruled Thursday that the Interior Ministry must reinstate bearded police officers to their posts after the…