Egypt
Interior minister: Port Said defendants will not attend verdict
January 20, 2013
Interior minister: Port Said defendants will not attend verdict
Negotiations have been taking place with the Port Said court panel to issue the verdict in the Port Said football…
Hussein Salem offers half of his properties for dropped charges
January 20, 2013
Hussein Salem offers half of his properties for dropped charges
Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem's lawyer Tarek Abdel Aziz said his client is ready to return 50 percent of his properties…
Sunday’s papers: Political cash
January 20, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Political cash
Privately owned media this morning focused on the government calls for reconciliation with the men of the old regime, which…
Update: Five dead after Shubra clashes
January 20, 2013
Update: Five dead after Shubra clashes
The Health Ministry on Sunday said victims of the clashes that took place on Saturday in the densely populated district…
Kafka in the courts: The account of Canada’s longest-serving security certificate detainee
January 20, 2013
Kafka in the courts: The account of Canada’s longest-serving security certificate detainee
TORONTO — Mohammad Mahjoub first arrived in Canada in December 1995, fleeing political persecution in his native Egypt, where he…
Prosecutor general investigates ‘defamation of Islam’ charges against Eissa
January 19, 2013
Prosecutor general investigates ‘defamation of Islam’ charges against Eissa
Prosecutor General Talat Abdallah will investigate a report accusing Al-Tahrir newspaper Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim Eissa of defaming Islam and ridiculing the…
Religious leaders banish Coptic man accused of sexual assault
January 19, 2013
Religious leaders banish Coptic man accused of sexual assault
Church leaders in a Qena village agreed to banish a Coptic man accused of sexually assaulting a Muslim girl in…
Morsy to visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Europe at end of month
January 19, 2013
Morsy to visit Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Europe at end of month
President Mohamed Morsy is flying to Riyadh Sunday to participate in the third Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, according…