Egypt
Brotherhood, FJP consider potential government members
June 19, 2012
Brotherhood, FJP consider potential government members
Official sources with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party said Tuesday that the leaders of the party…
Lawyers in Minya stage sit-in
June 19, 2012
Lawyers in Minya stage sit-in
Scores of lawyers in Minya on Tuesday staged a sit-in at their syndicate to protest the arrest of four of…
Update: Elections commission expects results later than Thursday
June 19, 2012
Update: Elections commission expects results later than Thursday
The head of the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) said Tuesday that the final results of the presidential race may be…
Update: Hundreds of thousands rally in Tahrir
June 19, 2012
Update: Hundreds of thousands rally in Tahrir
Tens of thousands of protesters took to Tahrir Square on Tuesday night to protest the Constitutional Declaration supplement that would…
Jama’a al-Islamiya rejects SCAF-issued constitutional supplement
June 19, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya rejects SCAF-issued constitutional supplement
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s consultancy council has said it rejects the addendum made by the ruling military council to the Constitutional Declaration,…
Rafah crossing reopened after 6-day closure
June 19, 2012
Rafah crossing reopened after 6-day closure
Egyptian authorities opened on Tuesday the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after a six-day closure for…
Former MPs do not respond to Katatny’s call to convene
June 19, 2012
Former MPs do not respond to Katatny’s call to convene
Former MPs did not respond to former People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny’s calls for them to convene for a parliamentary…
Former state newspaper executives sentenced to 5 years for illicit gains
June 19, 2012
Former state newspaper executives sentenced to 5 years for illicit gains
Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced Mohamed Ahdy Fadly, former CEO of the state-run Akhbar Al-Youm press organization, and advertisement…
Working class Cairo neighborhood opens public swimming pool
June 19, 2012
Working class Cairo neighborhood opens public swimming pool
As the temperature started rising, Duwaiqa resident Um Ahmed came up with an idea that would please the children in…
Traffic accident leaves 2 dead after cars fall into Nile
June 19, 2012
Traffic accident leaves 2 dead after cars fall into Nile
Traffic has returned to normal on the ring road over Monib area in Giza after a car accident took…