Egypt
Court orders Zewail City to return building to Nile University
November 18, 2012
Court orders Zewail City to return building to Nile University
The Administrative Court ruled Sunday that Zewail City of Science and Technology must return one of three buildings to Nile…
17 killed in car crash in 6 October
November 18, 2012
17 killed in car crash in 6 October
Seventeen people were killed Saturday in a road crash on the Wahat road in 6th of October City, 50 kilometers…
Pope Tawadros II ordained at St. Mark’s Cathedral
November 18, 2012
Pope Tawadros II ordained at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Pope Tawadros II was ordained as the 118th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in a ceremony at Abbasseya's St.…
Two killed, ten injured in land eviction clashes
November 18, 2012
Two killed, ten injured in land eviction clashes
Two citizens were killed and ten people were injured, five of whom were security personnel, Sunday morning in clashes between…
Sharia tribunals on the rise in North Sinai
November 17, 2012
Sharia tribunals on the rise in North Sinai
ARISH — For Ahmed Taha, Sharia tribunals are not earthly justice. They come from a higher power. “The verdict of…
Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly
November 17, 2012
Egyptian churches withdraw from Constituent Assembly
Acting Coptic Orthodox Pope Bishop Pachomius announced Saturday that the Egyptian churches were officially withdrawing their three members from…
Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated
November 17, 2012
Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated
The Independent Trade Union for Metro Workers threatened Saturday to organize a new strike if the Public Prosecution summoned…
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
November 17, 2012
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
Court to issue Mohamed Mahmoud clashes verdict on 15 December
November 17, 2012
Court to issue Mohamed Mahmoud clashes verdict on 15 December
Cairo Criminal Court will issue a verdict in the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes case on 15 December, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported…
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
November 17, 2012
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
State TV has reported that the number of people killed in a collision between a school bus and a train…