Egypt
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
July 3, 2012
State-owned papers’ management up for grabs
In the run-up to the presidential election, the Shura Council began setting criteria for appointing the leaders of state-run newspapers,…
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
July 3, 2012
Al-Azhar teachers halt test grading in protest
Some 5,000 teachers who work in Al-Azhar schools stopped grading final high school exams for students in six governorates Tuesday.…
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
July 3, 2012
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
In response to a message that Shams Badran, the defense minister under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sent to the…
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
July 3, 2012
Tax Authority workers threaten sit-in at presidential palace
Tax Authority employees have threatened to start a sit-in outside the presidential palace on Saturday if colleagues who were suspended…
Preacher calls for media purge
July 3, 2012
Preacher calls for media purge
Wagdy Ghoneim, a Muslim preacher, called upon President Mohamed Morsy to “purge the media immediately, including the press and TV,…
Saudi ambassador says Gizawy’s wife jeopardizing relations
July 3, 2012
Saudi ambassador says Gizawy’s wife jeopardizing relations
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Tuesday accused the wife of detained activist and lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawy of jeopardizing…
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
July 3, 2012
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
Tunisian authorities captured an Egyptian fishing boat that was inside its waters on Monday evening with 14 sailors on board.…
Assets of former top security officials unfrozen
July 3, 2012
Assets of former top security officials unfrozen
The North Cairo Criminal Court accepted petitions from former security officials Hassan Abdel Rahman and Ahmed Ramzy to cancel the…
Extradition process begins for Hussein Salem partner
July 3, 2012
Extradition process begins for Hussein Salem partner
Judicial sources have projected that the attorney general office’s department of international cooperation would within a week complete the file…
Morsy calls Al-Azhar grand sheikh to ease tension
July 3, 2012
Morsy calls Al-Azhar grand sheikh to ease tension
President Mohamed Morsy called Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb on Tuesday to express his appreciation for Al-Azhar and its Islamic…