Egypt
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
July 5, 2012
Channel featuring niqab-wearing women to be launched in Ramadan
State-run Al-Ahram newspaper said Thursday that there are plans to launch a satellite channel during Ramadan featuring only women who…
Ceramica Cleopatra owner banned from travel
July 5, 2012
Ceramica Cleopatra owner banned from travel
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud placed a travel ban on Ceramica Cleopatra owner Mohamed Abul Enein on Thursday due to…
Abouel Fotouh takes steps to found Strong Egypt party
July 5, 2012
Abouel Fotouh takes steps to found Strong Egypt party
Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has begun taking steps to establish a new political party called Strong Egypt,…
Cairo’s central slum under threat
July 5, 2012
Cairo’s central slum under threat
The contrast is stark. On the Nile waterfront, gleaming skyscrapers shoot into the sky, containing a mall stuffed with luxury…
Metro workers threaten hunger strike
July 5, 2012
Metro workers threaten hunger strike
Metro workers continued their sit-in at the Shohadaa (Martyrs) metro stop on Thursday and threatened to begin a hunger strike…
Armed thieves steal LE1 mln from Giza currency exchange
July 5, 2012
Armed thieves steal LE1 mln from Giza currency exchange
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday allegedly robbed the Walaa Currency Exchange office in the Mariouteya district in Giza Governorate, stealing nearly…
Coptic activists form secular ‘Christian Brotherhood’
July 5, 2012
Coptic activists form secular ‘Christian Brotherhood’
Coptic activists announced on Thursday the establishment of secular group called “Christian Brotherhood” as a parallel to the Muslim Brotherhood,…
Pro-Mubarak Facebook page launches ‘Mubarak, the good’ charity campaign
July 5, 2012
Pro-Mubarak Facebook page launches ‘Mubarak, the good’ charity campaign
The Facebook page “I am Sorry, Mr. President” announced Thursday that it would launch a charity campaign during Ramadan called…
Former lawmaker to face trial for alleged indecency
July 5, 2012
Former lawmaker to face trial for alleged indecency
Former MP Ali Wanees is slated to face trial Sunday on allegations of indecency, according to a prosecution statement released…
Brotherhood may be avoiding pledge for representative cabinet
July 5, 2012
Brotherhood may be avoiding pledge for representative cabinet
With the swearing-in ceremony of Mohamed Morsy last week, executive powers were transferred from the Supreme Council of the Armed…