Egypt
Military leaders ‘mystified’ by conflict with Brotherhood
March 29, 2012
Military leaders ‘mystified’ by conflict with Brotherhood
The official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Thursday described recent tension between the…
Parliament agrees to lift immunity of nose job MP
March 29, 2012
Parliament agrees to lift immunity of nose job MP
The People’s Assembly endorsed a statement of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee requesting that Nour Party MP Anwar al-Balkimy be…
Interior Ministry tightens security for former regime icons
March 29, 2012
Interior Ministry tightens security for former regime icons
The Ministry of Interior began a combat training program for police officers and soldiers assigned to guard prisons where prominent…
FJP continues push to oust Ganzouri cabinet
March 29, 2012
FJP continues push to oust Ganzouri cabinet
The Freedom and Justice Party launched another sharp attack on Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet, demanding its resignation or for…
Tax authority refers 46 employees to investigation for targeting military leader’s wife
March 29, 2012
Tax authority refers 46 employees to investigation for targeting military leader’s wife
The Egyptian Tax Authority has referred 46 employees to the administrative prosecutor for investigation, after they stopped working to protest…
Al-Azhar withdraws sole representative from constituent assembly
March 29, 2012
Al-Azhar withdraws sole representative from constituent assembly
Al-Azhar withdrew its only representative on Thursday from the constituent assembly that will draft the constitution. As the influential religious…
Protest called off over perceived power struggle
March 29, 2012
Protest called off over perceived power struggle
The Union of Revolutionary Youth’s executive bureau has postponed calls for a million-man protest originally planned for Friday, dubbed the…
Court sentences former housing minister, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law to prison
March 29, 2012
Court sentences former housing minister, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law to prison
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced former Housing Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman, Alaa Mubarak’s father-in-law Magdy Rasekh, and businessmen Yahya…
Thursday’s papers: Ayman Nour’s pardon and fury over constituent assembly
March 29, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Ayman Nour’s pardon and fury over constituent assembly
The news that Ghad al-Thawra Party leader Ayman Nour was pardoned on Wednesday by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi makes headlines…
At Parliament sit-in, ultras ‘will never stop singing’ for demands
March 29, 2012
At Parliament sit-in, ultras ‘will never stop singing’ for demands
Fire leaps out of the vat of fry oil Hatem uses to make falafel at his small restaurant. Usually, this…