Egypt
SCAF denies denouncing MP’s proposed amendment to presidency law
April 10, 2012
SCAF denies denouncing MP’s proposed amendment to presidency law
A military source denied media and internet reports that Egypt's ruling generals denounced a draft amendment that would deny Mubarak…
Qena sees in Suleiman its first homegrown ruler since the pharaohs
April 10, 2012
Qena sees in Suleiman its first homegrown ruler since the pharaohs
Presidential hopeful Omar Suleiman has in the last few days garnered wide support from citizens in the Upper Egyptian governorate…
University security releases student who touted anti-military activist’s seminar
April 10, 2012
University security releases student who touted anti-military activist’s seminar
Security agents at Suez Canal University in Ismailia released on Tuesday a student who had given out pamphlets about a…
Update: Ministers did not issue decision on Abu Ismail’s mother’s nationality, govt lawyer says
April 10, 2012
Update: Ministers did not issue decision on Abu Ismail’s mother’s nationality, govt lawyer says
The Cairo Administrative Court continued to hear presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail’s lawsuit demanding that the interior minister give…
Fans protest decision to try Port Said violence suspects in Cairo
April 10, 2012
Fans protest decision to try Port Said violence suspects in Cairo
Hardcore fans of Port Said's Masry football team blocked the roads leading to the governorate building Tuesday to protest the…
Update: April 6 calls for tripartite team of revolutionary candidates
April 10, 2012
Update: April 6 calls for tripartite team of revolutionary candidates
The April 6 Youth Movement has called on presidential candidates Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, Khaled Ali and Hamdeen Sabbahi to…
Egypt court blocks creation of Constituent Assembly
April 10, 2012
Egypt court blocks creation of Constituent Assembly
An Egyptian court on Tuesday stopped Parliament's decision to create a new constitution-writing assembly, challenging the legitimacy of a body…
Draft amendment directly targets Suleiman candidacy, says author
April 10, 2012
Draft amendment directly targets Suleiman candidacy, says author
A draft amendment that would prevent Mubarak regime figures from running for president targets former vice president and former spy…
Tuesday’s papers: The Brotherhood experiments with Photoshop
April 10, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: The Brotherhood experiments with Photoshop
As Mubarak’s only vice president ever and former head of the General Intelligence Services, Omar Suleiman’s candidacy seems to be…
Profile: Kamal al-Helbawy, a defector of conscience
April 9, 2012
Profile: Kamal al-Helbawy, a defector of conscience
Kamal al-Helbawy is taking a break from a busy day of media interviews and meetings with revolutionaries to eat grilled…