Egypt
SCAF member rejects referring military cases to civilian courts
April 17, 2012
SCAF member rejects referring military cases to civilian courts
A member of the ruling military council on Tuesday rejected suggestions that military judiciary cases be transferred to civilian courts,…
Book detailing Mubarak’s achievements returns on Facebook
April 17, 2012
Book detailing Mubarak’s achievements returns on Facebook
A popular Facebook group supporting ousted President Hosni Mubarak has posted an electronic copy of a book that highlights the…
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
April 17, 2012
Dozens protest against police beating of citizen in Upper Egypt
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Dayrout in Assiut Governorate gathered…
Police seize large amounts of smuggled fuel, expired cookies
April 17, 2012
Police seize large amounts of smuggled fuel, expired cookies
Security authorities have launched an inspection campaign leading to the confiscation of large amounts of smuggled fuel and expired food…
Wikileaks’ Assange hosts Nasrallah in first interview on Kremlin TV show
April 17, 2012
Wikileaks’ Assange hosts Nasrallah in first interview on Kremlin TV show
The first episode of Julian Assange’s new talk show, airing on the Kremlin’s English-language satellite broadcaster, has begun with an…
Sabbahi: Elections should not be delayed over constitution-writing crisis
April 17, 2012
Sabbahi: Elections should not be delayed over constitution-writing crisis
Postponing the presidential election until the body writing the new constitution finishes its work is unacceptable under any circumstance, said…
65 Egyptians in Israeli prisons begin hunger strike
April 17, 2012
65 Egyptians in Israeli prisons begin hunger strike
Sixty-five Egyptian detainees in Israeli prisons began an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday to demand their release, UPI news agency…
Abu Ismail calls US documents proving mother’s dual citizenship a ‘fraud’
April 17, 2012
Abu Ismail calls US documents proving mother’s dual citizenship a ‘fraud’
Recently disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail said Monday that the Presidential Elections Commission’s documents proving his mother’s American…
Port Said trial begins at Police Academy amid heightened security
April 17, 2012
Port Said trial begins at Police Academy amid heightened security
The trial of 75 defendants implicated in the deaths of 74 football fans in Port Said began Tuesday in Cairo’s…
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
April 17, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
Government mouthpiece Al-Ahram writes Tuesday morning, “[Hazem Salah] Abu Ismail followers object and [Khairat] al-Shater takes back his call for…