Egypt
GUC students escalate protest, two stage hunger strike
March 2, 2012
GUC students escalate protest, two stage hunger strike
Two students of the German University in Cairo announced Friday they will stage an open-ended hunger strike because of what…
Pro-Abu Ismail group marches to support arming Syrian opposition
March 2, 2012
Pro-Abu Ismail group marches to support arming Syrian opposition
A group of supporters of presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail marched after Friday prayers to Tahrir Square to denounce the…
Spain to hand over businessman Hussein Salem to Egypt
March 2, 2012
Spain to hand over businessman Hussein Salem to Egypt
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Friday that a Spanish court has ruled to hand over convicted businessman Hussein Salem and…
Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns
March 2, 2012
Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns
Free Egyptians Party MP Mohamed Abu Hamed resigned from his party Thursday night in order to devote more time to…
Demands mount for govt to explain NGO worker travel ban lift
March 2, 2012
Demands mount for govt to explain NGO worker travel ban lift
Criticism is escalating against the government for what many allege was high-level interference in the lifting of a travel ban…
Omar Makram imam says he has survived 4 assassination attempts
March 2, 2012
Omar Makram imam says he has survived 4 assassination attempts
The imam of the Omar Makram Mosque off Tahrir Square said Friday that an unknown assailant tried to shoot him…
Presidential Elections Commission unveils anti-fraud measures
March 2, 2012
Presidential Elections Commission unveils anti-fraud measures
New measures are being implemented to prevent potential voter fraud or forgery in the upcoming presidential election, said a senior…
Beheira youth officials under investigation over state security dispute
March 2, 2012
Beheira youth officials under investigation over state security dispute
Two local youth department officials have been referred to an internal investigation for allegedly ordering youth centers in…
Court of Appeals jails businessman for 15 years for singer’s murder
March 1, 2012
Court of Appeals jails businessman for 15 years for singer’s murder
The Court of Appeals sentenced Egyptian real estate developer Hisham Talaat Mostafa to 15 years in prison for the 2008…