Egypt
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
May 9, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Elections body on hiatus over tiff with Parliament
State daily Al-Ahram and independent Al-Tahrir take very different approaches to the tiff between the Presidential Elections Commission and the…
Prominent activist returns to Cairo after being sentenced to prison
May 9, 2012
Prominent activist returns to Cairo after being sentenced to prison
Political activist Asmaa Mahfouz returned to Cairo on Wednesday on a German airplane coming from Munich, a security source said.…
Egypt candidates deride vote committee suspension
May 8, 2012
Egypt candidates deride vote committee suspension
REUTERS — Candidates in Egypt's presidential election on Tuesday criticized a decision by the election committee to suspend its work…
Court upholds prison sentence for activist
May 8, 2012
Court upholds prison sentence for activist
An Egyptian court upheld on Tuesday a one-year prison sentence for prominent activist Asmaa Mahfouz for assaulting a witness in…
Parliamentary committee approves tougher punishment for ‘distorting’ Quran
May 8, 2012
Parliamentary committee approves tougher punishment for ‘distorting’ Quran
Parliament’s Proposals and Complaints Committee on Tuesday approved a draft law submitted by MP Yasser al-Qady proposing a harsher punishment…
Interior Ministry rejects monitoring of its work
May 8, 2012
Interior Ministry rejects monitoring of its work
General Ali Abdel Mawla, head of the general authority for legal affairs with the Interior Ministry, on Tuesday slammed a…
Military refuses to disclose number of detainees in Abbasseya clashes
May 8, 2012
Military refuses to disclose number of detainees in Abbasseya clashes
Major General Adel al-Morsy, head of the military judiciary, on Tuesday refused to disclose the number of people detained in…
Saudi ambassador: Our relationship with Mubarak ended the day he stepped down
May 8, 2012
Saudi ambassador: Our relationship with Mubarak ended the day he stepped down
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan said that the relationship between his country and ousted President Hosni Mubarak ended the…
Egyptian government considers distribution of gasoline by coupons
May 8, 2012
Egyptian government considers distribution of gasoline by coupons
Petroleum Minister Abdullah Ghorab on Tuesday said the government is meeting soon to discuss a plan submitted by the General…
Abu Ismail promises to continue legal battles
May 8, 2012
Abu Ismail promises to continue legal battles
Excluded presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail told Al-Masry Al-Youm Tuesday that he will continue filing lawsuits even after the…