Egypt
Dozens gather at US embassy to demand ambassador expulsion
March 30, 2012
Dozens gather at US embassy to demand ambassador expulsion
Dozens of supporters of television personality Tawfiq Okasha, gathered Friday outside the US Embassy in Cairo to demand the expulsion…
Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say
March 30, 2012
Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say
Former Housing Minister Ibrahim Suleiman was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined LE2.8 billion on Thursday for his…
Tahrir calm Friday morning after protest canceled
March 30, 2012
Tahrir calm Friday morning after protest canceled
Tahrir Square was calm on Friday morning after the Union of Revolutionary Youth canceled a demonstration dubbed the “Constitution for…
Rights organization launches campaign to include basic freedoms in constitution
March 30, 2012
Rights organization launches campaign to include basic freedoms in constitution
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights launched on Wednesday a campaign dubbed "The Independent Committee for Drafting Egypt's Coming Constitution"…
Nubians accuse Brotherhood of excluding them from constituent assembly
March 30, 2012
Nubians accuse Brotherhood of excluding them from constituent assembly
Nubian leaders in Aswan accused the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party of excluding them from the constituent assembly during…
Egyptian court obliges telecom companies to block porn sites
March 29, 2012
Egyptian court obliges telecom companies to block porn sites
The State Council administrative court issued a ruling obliging the head of National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) and the Minister…
Elections commission investigates nationalities of candidates, family members
March 29, 2012
Elections commission investigates nationalities of candidates, family members
The Presidential Elections Commission sent a letter to the Foreign Ministry Thursday inquiring if six presidential candidates, their parents or…
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
March 29, 2012
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
The US government announced last Friday that it would give the Egyptian military US$1.3 billion in aid for the 2012…
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
March 29, 2012
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
The Holding Company for Biological Products & Vaccines (VACSERA), which is affiliated with the Health Ministry, together with Nivac Pharmaceuticals,…
FJP swaps 10 constituent assembly members with liberals amid outcry
March 29, 2012
FJP swaps 10 constituent assembly members with liberals amid outcry
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) withdrew 10 of its members from the constituent assembly and replaced them…