Egypt
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident
May 22, 2012
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident
The Court of Cassation upheld an earlier verdict by the Cairo Criminal Court which had sentenced the Maadi police investigations…
Prime minister urges calm ahead of election
May 22, 2012
Prime minister urges calm ahead of election
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Tuesday urged for calm during the country’s first presidential election since the uprising last year,…
Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation
May 22, 2012
Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation
Minya Governorate will collaborate with the National Council for Women to allocate LE450,000 to a Minya village to raise awareness…
Tuesday’s papers: Results of Egypt’s expat vote and reported irregularities
May 22, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Results of Egypt’s expat vote and reported irregularities
One day prior to the first round of the presidential election, Egypt’s newspapers focus their coverage almost exclusively on what…
Govt officially allows election observers to begin work
May 22, 2012
Govt officially allows election observers to begin work
Egyptian authorities have finally allowed observers of this week's presidential election to start work, monitoring groups said on Tuesday, too…
Cairo, Giza have 1 in 5 registered voters; Delta has 40%, official figures show
May 22, 2012
Cairo, Giza have 1 in 5 registered voters; Delta has 40%, official figures show
Cairo has the most registered voters of any Egyptian governorate, with nearly 6.5 million voters, or 11.2 percent of the…
Cabinet think tank poll says 80% of eligible voters will cast ballots
May 22, 2012
Cabinet think tank poll says 80% of eligible voters will cast ballots
Eighty percent of Egypt’s eligible voters say they plan to participate in the presidential election slated for Wednesday and Thursday,…
Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence
May 22, 2012
Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence
State-owned Al-Gomhurriya newspaper on Tuesday published a full-page advertisement for Ahmed Shafiq’s presidential candidacy paid for by an outside group,…
Mobile operators prepare for increased activity during election
May 22, 2012
Mobile operators prepare for increased activity during election
Egypt’s three mobile phone operators announced the adoption of technical precautions they would take Wednesday to handle an expected increase…
Army vehicles roam Cairo, Giza streets urging citizens to vote
May 22, 2012
Army vehicles roam Cairo, Giza streets urging citizens to vote
Army vehicles roamed the streets of Cairo and Giza Tuesday to call on citizens to vote in the presidential election…