Egypt
Update: Abu Ismail slams reports that his mother held American citizenship
April 5, 2012
Update: Abu Ismail slams reports that his mother held American citizenship
Presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called reports that his mother is American a plot against him. "There has been…
Trial of former Sharqiya security head adjourned
April 5, 2012
Trial of former Sharqiya security head adjourned
Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqiya governorate adjourned the trial of the governorate’s former head of security, Hussein Abu Shannaq, and…
Sources: No notice from Israel over conversion of ambassador’s home into new embassy
April 5, 2012
Sources: No notice from Israel over conversion of ambassador’s home into new embassy
Israel has “not officially informed the Foreign Ministry that the Israeli ambassador’s home in Cairo was chosen as the new…
Journalists Syndicate formally quits Constituent Assembly
April 5, 2012
Journalists Syndicate formally quits Constituent Assembly
The Journalists Syndicate announced on Thursday that it has formally withdrawn its representative from the Constituent Assembly, Mamdouh al-Waly, on…
Withdrawn Constituent Assembly members reject Katatny deadline
April 5, 2012
Withdrawn Constituent Assembly members reject Katatny deadline
Former members of the Constituent Assembly on Thursday declared their refusal of the deadline announced by People’s Assembly Speaker Saad…
Jama’a al-Islamiya senior member defends Shater’s nomination
April 5, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya senior member defends Shater’s nomination
Aboud al-Zomor, member of the Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council, has said the Muslim Brotherhood has the right to go back…
Police officer sentenced to one year in prison for attempted murder
April 5, 2012
Police officer sentenced to one year in prison for attempted murder
Minya Criminal Court sentenced a low-ranking police officer Omar Ahmed, 28, to one year of labor in prison on Thursday…
Shater submits candidacy papers at elections commission
April 5, 2012
Shater submits candidacy papers at elections commission
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party's presidential hopeful Khairat al-Shater submitted the papers required for his candidacy…
South Sinai officials say rockets fired on Israel is ‘rumor’
April 5, 2012
South Sinai officials say rockets fired on Israel is ‘rumor’
Major General Mahmoud al-Hefnawy, South Sinai security chief, denied reports in Israeli media that rockets were fired from the Sinai…
Education Ministry to submit draft law on secondary education
April 5, 2012
Education Ministry to submit draft law on secondary education
Head of the General Education Sector at the Education Ministry Reda Mossad told Al-Masry Al-Youm Thursday that the secondary school…