Egypt
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
December 5, 2012
Bank employee accuses former officials of receiving bribes
Several top officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak accepted bribes in the form of gifts from the National…
Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition
December 5, 2012
Morsy faces multiple challenges with increasing opposition
Thousands marched to the presidential palace in Heliopolis Tuesday, chanting against President Mohamed Morsy, demanding a retraction of the constitutional…
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
December 5, 2012
13 arrested in Beni Suef for arms possession
Thirteen people were arrested in Beni Suef on Wednesday after a firefight near a checkpoint, and found to be in…
VP: Morsy vows not to use declaration powers
December 5, 2012
VP: Morsy vows not to use declaration powers
President Mohamed Morsy has promised not to actually use the expanded powers he granted himself in the constitutional declaration issued…
Putting the pressure on
December 5, 2012
Putting the pressure on
The widening rift between Islamist and opposition protesters was evident Tuesday night as tens of thousands of protesters who fear…
Washington calls for peaceful demonstrations in Egypt
December 5, 2012
Washington calls for peaceful demonstrations in Egypt
The United States called on the Egyptian opposition Tuesday to maintain peaceful demonstrations after protesters massed at the presidential palace…
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
December 5, 2012
Egypt slips in corruption index despite Arab Spring
BERLIN — Egypt has slid in a global league table of perceived official corruption in the past year, and the "Arab…
Egyptian lawyer’s trial in Saudi Arabia delayed again
December 5, 2012
Egyptian lawyer’s trial in Saudi Arabia delayed again
A Saudi court in Jeddah on Wednesday postponed the controversial trial of Egyptians Ahmed al-Gizawy and Islam Bakr and Saudi…
Embassy to evacuate Syria-based Egyptians via Beirut
December 5, 2012
Embassy to evacuate Syria-based Egyptians via Beirut
The Egyptian Embassy in Damascus will repatriate Egyptians who want to leave Syria by land via Beirut, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…
President’s aides meet with US officials ahead of state visit
December 5, 2012
President’s aides meet with US officials ahead of state visit
Essam al-Haddad, the president’s assistant for foreign affairs and member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau, met on Tuesday in…