Egypt
Protests against security vacuum in Sharm el-Sheikh
January 29, 2012
Protests against security vacuum in Sharm el-Sheikh
Hundreds of bazaar owners in Sharm el-Sheikh have blocked the road leading to Na’ama Bay and the airport in protest…
Salafi party mulls fielding presidential candidate
January 29, 2012
Salafi party mulls fielding presidential candidate
Mohamed Nour, spokesperson for the Salafi Nour Party, has said the party is considering nominating a candidate for the presidential…
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
January 29, 2012
Tantawi: Criticizing the armed forces is not treason
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has called on all Egyptians to place…
Israel plans Red Sea-Mediterranean rail link to manage Suez overflow
January 29, 2012
Israel plans Red Sea-Mediterranean rail link to manage Suez overflow
Israel said on Sunday it plans to build a railway line linking its Red Sea and Mediterranean ports that could…
Investigations reveal money laundering by Mubarak-era housing minister
January 29, 2012
Investigations reveal money laundering by Mubarak-era housing minister
Investigations by the state prosecution in the money laundering case of Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman, former housing minister under Mubarak, revealed…
Coptic leaders call for uniting Christians under one political party
January 29, 2012
Coptic leaders call for uniting Christians under one political party
Participants in a conference of Coptic leaders on Sunday called for uniting Coptic Christians under one political party, and requested…
Commemorating the revolution, Egypt’s army celebrates itself
January 29, 2012
Commemorating the revolution, Egypt’s army celebrates itself
Egypt’s military on Sunday distributed a 16-page, self-congratulatory issue of its newspaper “The Armed Forces,” in which it lists its…
Border guard wounded by smugglers in Sinai
January 29, 2012
Border guard wounded by smugglers in Sinai
A border guard was shot and wounded by a gang in Sinai trying to smuggle Africans into Israel. Sherif al-Masry…
MP submits draft bill to recover money transferred abroad
January 29, 2012
MP submits draft bill to recover money transferred abroad
MP Essam Sultan, vice president of the moderate Islamist Wasat Party, has submitted a draft law to repatriate assets siphoned…