Egypt
Official: Tantawi reaffirms confidence in Ganzouri’s cabinet
March 31, 2012
Official: Tantawi reaffirms confidence in Ganzouri’s cabinet
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi reaffirmed his confidence in Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri's cabinet on Friday and asked its members to continue…
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
March 30, 2012
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Over 61 thousand animals have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease, and over 10 thousand have died from it, according to…
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
March 30, 2012
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
A man was killed and four others were injured Friday in clashes over scarce fuel outside a gas station in…
Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications
March 30, 2012
Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications
Presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail has gained an almost legendary status online in the past week because of his very…
Katatny’s driver assaults airport employee
March 30, 2012
Katatny’s driver assaults airport employee
People's Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny's driver and two of his colleagues assaulted a Cairo airport employee on Thursday evening after…
Confrontations between Brotherhood supporters, activists in Alexandria
March 30, 2012
Confrontations between Brotherhood supporters, activists in Alexandria
Confrontations took place between activists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Alexandria on Friday after protesters chanted against Brotherhood and the…
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
March 30, 2012
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
Egyptian activists on Facebook and Twitter circulated a document attributed to the National Security Agency under the title "Advice" directed…
Parliament review: Who will write the constitution?
March 30, 2012
Parliament review: Who will write the constitution?
Parliament trundled along on Thursday, after a dramatic week of partisan squabbling over the constitution and who should write it.…
Coptic church withdraws representatives from constituent assembly
March 30, 2012
Coptic church withdraws representatives from constituent assembly
State-run MENA news service reported on Thursday that the Coptic Orthodox Church withdrew its representatives from the constituent assembly that…