Egypt
Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders
March 21, 2012
Meet your presidential candidates: The outsiders
When asked during a televised interview why he had chosen to nominate himself in the upcoming presidential elections, carpenter-turned-politician Ali…
Scuffles over scarce fuel continue
March 21, 2012
Scuffles over scarce fuel continue
An ongoing fuel crisis escalated in many governorates on Wednesday, paralyzing traffic as cars queued in front of gas stations…
FJP renews calls for coalition government
March 21, 2012
FJP renews calls for coalition government
The Freedom and Justice Party in a statement Wednsday said that the party that holds the most People's Assembly and…
European Union will keep Mubarak assets on ice, Illicit Gains Authority head says
March 21, 2012
European Union will keep Mubarak assets on ice, Illicit Gains Authority head says
The European Union will continue to freeze the assets of former President Hosni Mubarak, his family and other former officials…
FM sources call Israeli embassy shipments ‘routine’ procedure
March 21, 2012
FM sources call Israeli embassy shipments ‘routine’ procedure
Shipping the contents of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo back to Israel was a “routine” measure and does not mean…
Thousands released from travel bans, Interior Ministry says
March 21, 2012
Thousands released from travel bans, Interior Ministry says
A high-ranking security official told lawmakers Wednesday that the Interior Ministry has removed nearly 50,000 people from its travel ban…
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
March 21, 2012
Syria’s Idlib: A city under fire
IDLIB — “Leave Homs alone and shell us instead,” read the banner hoisted by the people of the Syrian city…
Suspect sentenced to death over village massacre of 15
March 21, 2012
Suspect sentenced to death over village massacre of 15
Banha Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced one person to death and six others to prison in the “Kallafeen Massacre” case…
Foot-and-mouth infection cases surpass 43,000
March 21, 2012
Foot-and-mouth infection cases surpass 43,000
Official reports issued by the Agriculture Ministry's public authority of veterinary services on Wednesday showed the spread of foot-and-mouth disease…
Tantawi, Parliament leaders face lawsuit for ‘violating’ constitution
March 21, 2012
Tantawi, Parliament leaders face lawsuit for ‘violating’ constitution
Seventeen members of the National Association for Change and constitutional experts on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the head of…