Egypt
Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me
March 9, 2012
Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me
Political pressure caused the Wafd Party to back a different candidate for president, presidential aspirant Amr Moussa said Friday after…
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
March 9, 2012
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Islamist parties in Parliament want to cancel the 50 percent quota for worker and farmer parliamentary seats in the new…
Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations
March 9, 2012
Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations
American financial aid to Egypt is not “eternal” and “distorts the nature of bilateral relations” between the two countries, Egypt's…
Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly
March 8, 2012
Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly
Head of the Ghad Party and former presidential hopeful Ayman Nour said on Thursday that Ahmed al-Tayyeb, grand sheikh of…
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Presidential Elections Commission prohibits campaigning from 14 March to 30 April
March 8, 2012
Presidential Elections Commission prohibits campaigning from 14 March to 30 April
Farouk Sultan, chairman of the Presidential Elections Commission, on Thursday banned all forms of direct and indirect campaigning, whether visual,…
Israeli FM optimistic over Egypt’s commitment to peace treaty
March 8, 2012
Israeli FM optimistic over Egypt’s commitment to peace treaty
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that the 1979 peace treaty between Tel Aviv and Cairo is an important…
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
March 8, 2012
IMF to schedule mission to Egypt later in March
The International Monetary Fund has received a document outlining Egypt's proposed economic program to be supported by IMF financing and…
Western secularism not suitable for Egypt, says grand mufti
March 8, 2012
Western secularism not suitable for Egypt, says grand mufti
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has said that the secularism of the West is not suitable for Egypt and thus should…
Head of CCHE denies Suzanne Mubarak embezzled hospital donations
March 8, 2012
Head of CCHE denies Suzanne Mubarak embezzled hospital donations
Head of Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE), Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, denied allegations that former first lady Suzanne Mubarak embezzled…