Egypt
Palestinian minister arrives in Cairo to discuss hunger-striking prisoners
May 6, 2012
Palestinian minister arrives in Cairo to discuss hunger-striking prisoners
Palestinian Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe arrived in Cairo from Ramallah Sunday to discuss the issue of hunger-striking prisoners…
Khaled Ali: Establishing institution-based state tops my platform
May 6, 2012
Khaled Ali: Establishing institution-based state tops my platform
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali said his electoral platform first targets establishing a government based on strong institutions, then improving public…
Central Security conscripts stop blocking Cairo-Ismailia Road
May 6, 2012
Central Security conscripts stop blocking Cairo-Ismailia Road
The Cairo-Ismailia Road was reopened on Sunday morning after armed Central Security conscripts had blocked it for three hours in…
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
May 6, 2012
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Hatem Bagato, head commissioner of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has delayed submitting to a respected legal body a report on…
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
May 6, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Mounting tension between Brotherhood and Salafis
Today’s issue of the Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece newspaper, Freedom and Justice, attests to the mounting tension between the Brotherhood and…
Saudi ambassador returns to Egypt
May 5, 2012
Saudi ambassador returns to Egypt
Saudi Arabia's ambassador returned to Cairo on Saturday, a week after he was recalled following a wave of protests against…
Brotherhood leader backs Abouel Fotouh
May 5, 2012
Brotherhood leader backs Abouel Fotouh
A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party announced his support for the presidential hopeful and former Brotherhood…
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
May 5, 2012
Presidential candidates say Abbasseya clashes part of plan to postpone power handover
A number of presidential hopefuls have said they consider the violence in Abbasseya on Friday to be an attempt to…
Female detainees from Abbasseya clashes released Saturday
May 5, 2012
Female detainees from Abbasseya clashes released Saturday
All the female detainees arrested by the military during the clashes between protesters and the military police in Abbasseya on…