Egypt
Morsy, Sabbahi, Abouel Fotouh agree to continue popular struggle to ban Shafiq from race
June 4, 2012
Morsy, Sabbahi, Abouel Fotouh agree to continue popular struggle to ban Shafiq from race
The Freedom and Justice Party’s presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy and former candidates Hamdeen Sabbahi and Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh have…
Jama’a al-Islamiya ready for new sacrifices if Shafiq comes to power
June 4, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya ready for new sacrifices if Shafiq comes to power
Jama'a al-Islamiya is ready to make "new sacrifices" if Shafiq comes to power, said MP Amer Abdel Rahim, speaker for…
Coptic union in Europe criticizes Morsy, supports secular president
June 4, 2012
Coptic union in Europe criticizes Morsy, supports secular president
A union of Coptic organizations in Europe said Monday it would support any presidential candidate who intends to establish a…
Parliamentary committee approves legislation to toughen sentences for torture crimes
June 4, 2012
Parliamentary committee approves legislation to toughen sentences for torture crimes
A parliamentary committee recently finalized legal amendments that would impose harsher sentences for torture, State-run MENA news service reported on…
NGO funding case to resume on Tuesday
June 4, 2012
NGO funding case to resume on Tuesday
The Cairo Criminal Court will resume hearings in the NGO funding case on Tuesday. Forty-three Egyptians and foreigners are accused…
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
June 4, 2012
Interest-based loans for new metro line not banned by Sharia law, says minister
Fayza Abouelnaga, minister of planning and international cooperation, rejected claims that interest-based loans are prohibited by Sharia law in a…
Wife of Egyptian detained in Saudi says she lost contact with him
June 4, 2012
Wife of Egyptian detained in Saudi says she lost contact with him
The wife of Ahmed al-Gizawy, an Egyptian lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia over charges of drug smuggling, said she has…
Revolutionary groups call for mass protests Tuesday, Brotherhood to join
June 4, 2012
Revolutionary groups call for mass protests Tuesday, Brotherhood to join
The Muslim Brotherhood plans to join protests called for by political and revolutionary groups Tuesday to demand the retrial of…
Six injured in Monufiya after fight over Ahmed Shafiq poster
June 4, 2012
Six injured in Monufiya after fight over Ahmed Shafiq poster
A fight erupted between two families in Al-Bagour City in Monufiya following a dispute over one family hanging a poster…
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
June 4, 2012
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
A lower court in Kuwait sentenced a Shia user of the social networking website Twitter to 10 years in jail…