Egypt
Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission
March 9, 2012
Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission
Egypt is gearing up for the final stages of a tumultuous transitional period under the rule of the Supreme Council…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
March 9, 2012
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner
Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
March 9, 2012
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
A leading media watchdog says an Egyptian military investigation of journalists and bloggers shows the country's ruling generals are trying…
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
March 9, 2012
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
Dozens of activists demonstrated in four governorates Friday to commemorate Martyr Day, both in support of and opposition to the ruling…
Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly
March 9, 2012
Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly
A joint parliamentary committee has received 210 proposals for setting standards of the constituent assembly that will write Egypt's new…
27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat
March 9, 2012
27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat
Twenty-seven Egyptians detained in Saudi Arabia will soon be released, Egypt's assistant foreign minister has told the state-run news agency…
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…