Egypt
Justice Ministry grants military police power to arrest civilians
June 13, 2012
Justice Ministry grants military police power to arrest civilians
Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid issued a decree on Wednesday giving military intelligence and officers the power to arrest civilians…
Masked gunmen steal prisoner corpse from hospital
June 13, 2012
Masked gunmen steal prisoner corpse from hospital
Masked gunmen broke into the Shebeen al-Qanater public hospital in Qalyubiya Governorate by smashing the back door of the hospital…
Constitutional court to rule on isolation law in open session
June 13, 2012
Constitutional court to rule on isolation law in open session
The Supreme Constitutional Court will hold an open session to consider challenges to two laws in cases that have significant…
Brotherhood candidate promises civil, democratic state
June 13, 2012
Brotherhood candidate promises civil, democratic state
Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, on Wednesday promised that under his leadership Egypt would be a “modern, civil,…
Shafiq on Iran: Why can’t we be friends?
June 13, 2012
Shafiq on Iran: Why can’t we be friends?
If elected, presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said he would not object to restoring relations with Iran. "If Iran doesn't seek…
Jama’a al-Islamiya hopes to guide assembly with draft constitution
June 13, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya hopes to guide assembly with draft constitution
Jama’a al-Islamiya on Tuesday said it has prepared a draft constitution that it plans to submit it to the Constituent…
Activist Asmaa Mahfouz wins appeal in assault case
June 13, 2012
Activist Asmaa Mahfouz wins appeal in assault case
The Ain Shams Appeals Court cleared on Tuesday activist Asmaa Mahfouz of allegations she attacked a civil servant. Mahfouz was…
Disclosing voter lists to candidates is illegal, says election authority
June 13, 2012
Disclosing voter lists to candidates is illegal, says election authority
A Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) official said giving voter lists to a candidate would be illegal in response to protests…
FJP denies plans to meet Israeli lawmakers
June 13, 2012
FJP denies plans to meet Israeli lawmakers
An MP from the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party denied on Tuesday a news report that the party intends…
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
June 13, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
News about the Constituent Assembly tasked with writing Egypt’s post-Hosni Mubarak constitution makes headlines in all of Wednesday’s papers. Yet,…