Egypt
Police conscript dies of gunshot wound after Ismailia shootout
May 16, 2012
Police conscript dies of gunshot wound after Ismailia shootout
A police conscript died Wednesday in Ismailia after being shot 5 May amid a shootout started by a group of…
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work
May 16, 2012
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work
Foreign observers of Egypt's first real leadership contest will be unable to say whether the process is free and fair…
Prosecutors charge suspects with human trafficking in prostitution ring case
May 16, 2012
Prosecutors charge suspects with human trafficking in prostitution ring case
The attorney general referred 12 suspects in a human trafficking case to criminal court Wednesday, including a Saudi former chief…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader
May 16, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s political party, the Construction and Development Party, will not dismiss any member for voting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s…
Shafiq: Relations with Saudi Arabia priority over Iran
May 16, 2012
Shafiq: Relations with Saudi Arabia priority over Iran
Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq has said that if elected president he would work to develop deep and strategic relations with…
Imams put holy work on hold over stipends
May 16, 2012
Imams put holy work on hold over stipends
Imams who preach in mosques in the northwestern governorate of Matrouh protested Wednesday inside a local branch of the Endowments…
Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters
May 16, 2012
Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's presidential campaign on Wednesday morning denied media reports that he was using former offices of…
Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak
May 16, 2012
Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Wednesday said statements made last week by a Muslim Brotherhood leader about an…
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
May 16, 2012
Authorities seize heavy weapons smuggled via Salloum crossing
Security forces have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large number of weapons into the Mediterranean resort of Marsa Matrouh.…