Egypt
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
May 7, 2012
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
Only 60 local NGOs have applied to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 23 and 24 May, according to Egypt's…
Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’
May 7, 2012
Abouel Fotouh calls former regime figures’ candidacies ‘effrontery’
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has described the nomination of former regime figures for the presidential election slated for…
Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election
May 7, 2012
Moussa chases tribal votes in Egypt election
QANTARA, Egypt — Former Arab League chief Amr Moussa campaigned for the votes of influential tribes on Sunday in his…
Lebanese protest calling for secular state
May 6, 2012
Lebanese protest calling for secular state
More than 1,000 people marched in the Lebanese capital on Sunday calling for the establishment of a secular state in…
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
May 6, 2012
Sky News Arabia, 24-hour Arabic-language news channel, goes on air
Sky News Arabia, a 24-hour Arabic language news channel based in Abu Dhabi, began broadcasting Sunday, pledging to be "objective"…
Wafd MP wants candidate Hariry referred to ethics committee
May 6, 2012
Wafd MP wants candidate Hariry referred to ethics committee
Wafd Party MP Ahmed Attalah has called for presidential candidate Abul Ezz al-Hariry to be referred to Parliament’s ethics committee…
Protesters open Qasr al-Aini to traffic following Abbasseya detentions
May 6, 2012
Protesters open Qasr al-Aini to traffic following Abbasseya detentions
Different groups that have been separated by political rivalry and contradictory interests marched together on Sunday to the Parliament building…
Police checkpoint fired on in North Sinai
May 6, 2012
Police checkpoint fired on in North Sinai
Yet another police checkpoint in North Sinai was attacked on Sunday, when unknown assailants driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle fired at…
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
May 6, 2012
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, a Salafi lawyer excluded from the presidential election last month, has called on Islamists and other…
Brotherhood spokesperson says Morsy is not a ‘spare tire’
May 6, 2012
Brotherhood spokesperson says Morsy is not a ‘spare tire’
The Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesperson attacked a prominent Salafi political figure Sunday after the latter described Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy…