Egypt
Mubarak sons to be questioned over illegal land sale
August 1, 2012
Mubarak sons to be questioned over illegal land sale
Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid instructed judge Osama al-Saeedy on Wednesday to begin interrogating Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons…
Update: Foreign, finance ministers unchanged, moderate head for endowments
August 1, 2012
Update: Foreign, finance ministers unchanged, moderate head for endowments
Egypt's ministers of finance and foreign affairs said on Wednesday they were keeping their posts in a new government being…
Anti-Islamist activists call for action against Morsy
August 1, 2012
Anti-Islamist activists call for action against Morsy
Anti-Islamist activists distributed statements Tuesday advocating a second revolution on 24 August against the Muslim Brotherhood and calling for the…
A problem like Maria
August 1, 2012
A problem like Maria
Sheikh Abu Islam Abdullah is a man on a mission to shake up Egypt’s media establishment. He says, the “traditional…
Wednesday’s papers: Two to tango
August 1, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Two to tango
If it wasn’t obvious before that Egypt is being run with something akin to a power-sharing agreement between the Muslim…
Committee investigating protester deaths begins work in Suez
August 1, 2012
Committee investigating protester deaths begins work in Suez
A fact-finding committee looking into the deaths of protesters on the orders of President Mohamed Morsy started its work in…
Zawahiri: Arab revolts by-product of jihad against US
August 1, 2012
Zawahiri: Arab revolts by-product of jihad against US
The brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has said that recent Arab revolts would not have seen successful had not…
Constituent Assembly may extend president’s term to 5 years
July 31, 2012
Constituent Assembly may extend president’s term to 5 years
The Constituent Assembly is considering extending the president’s term to five years to match the terms of members of Parliament,…
Renaissance man: Gehad El Haddad works as the Islamist project’s pragmatist
July 31, 2012
Renaissance man: Gehad El Haddad works as the Islamist project’s pragmatist
Three weeks ago, Gehad El Haddad divided his time between volunteering for the Muslim Brotherhood and heading the Cairo office…
Man sentenced to one year for insulting Prophet’s companions
July 31, 2012
Man sentenced to one year for insulting Prophet’s companions
Egyptian authorities sent Mohamed Fahmy to Wadi al-Natrun Prison on Tuesday to serve a one-year sentence for insulting the Prophet’s…