Egypt
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
May 27, 2012
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
A judge will soon begin investigating profiteering and corruption accusations that an MP has leveled against presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq,…
Court acquits all Massara church case defendants
May 27, 2012
Court acquits all Massara church case defendants
The Rod al-Farag Court of Appeals on Sunday acquitted all defendants involved in the Massara church demonstration last year against…
Saudis barred lawyers from attending Gizawy questioning, wife says
May 27, 2012
Saudis barred lawyers from attending Gizawy questioning, wife says
The wife of Ahmed al-Gizawy, the Egyptian human rights activist and lawyer detained in Saudi Arabia on charges of drugs smuggling,…
Morsy vows to form coalition government
May 27, 2012
Morsy vows to form coalition government
The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for president, Mohamed Morsy, has pledged to form a coalition government that would include the parliamentary…
MP: Formation of Israeli national unity government means war intended
May 27, 2012
MP: Formation of Israeli national unity government means war intended
An member of Parliament has sent an urgent request for information to People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Israel’s formation…
Elections commission sets Sunday as deadline for accepting appeals
May 27, 2012
Elections commission sets Sunday as deadline for accepting appeals
Sunday is the deadline for submitting challenges to election results, a judicial source from the Presidential Elections Commission has said. Commission…
Sunday’s papers: Egyptians stand at political crossroads
May 27, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egyptians stand at political crossroads
Sunday’s papers reveal how the battle for winning the presidential elections runoff is intensifying after early indicators showed that hopefuls…
Court sentences former presidential chief of staff to 7 years in prison
May 27, 2012
Court sentences former presidential chief of staff to 7 years in prison
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced former presidential Chief of Staff Zakariya Azmy to seven years in prison and fined…
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
May 27, 2012
Parliament committee approves standards of Constituent Assembly formation
Parliament’s legislative committee on Saturday approved a draft law on standards for forming the assembly that is tasked with writing…