Egypt
Official: Child forced to kiss teacher’s foot in Bahrain not Egyptian
March 31, 2012
Official: Child forced to kiss teacher’s foot in Bahrain not Egyptian
The Egyptian Embassy in Manama did not intervene after an incident in which a Bahraini teacher forced a 4-year-old child…
Police ‘confiscate over 26,000 liters of diesel, gas on black market’
March 31, 2012
Police ‘confiscate over 26,000 liters of diesel, gas on black market’
Egypt’s police on Saturday said that it confiscated 26,400 liters of gasoline and diesel that were about to be sold…
FJP blames military council for constituent assembly dispute
March 31, 2012
FJP blames military council for constituent assembly dispute
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party reiterated its criticism of Egypt’s military rulers on Friday, blaming them for causing…
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
March 31, 2012
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of…
Brotherhood leaders meet to decide on military council crisis, presidential candidate
March 31, 2012
Brotherhood leaders meet to decide on military council crisis, presidential candidate
The Muslim Brotherhood's Shura Council is holding an emergency meeting at the group's headquarters in Moqattam Saturday morning to decide…
Official: Tantawi reaffirms confidence in Ganzouri’s cabinet
March 31, 2012
Official: Tantawi reaffirms confidence in Ganzouri’s cabinet
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi reaffirmed his confidence in Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri's cabinet on Friday and asked its members to continue…
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
March 30, 2012
Report: Over 10,000 animals dead in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Over 61 thousand animals have been infected with foot-and-mouth disease, and over 10 thousand have died from it, according to…
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
March 30, 2012
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
A man was killed and four others were injured Friday in clashes over scarce fuel outside a gas station in…
Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications
March 30, 2012
Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications
Presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail has gained an almost legendary status online in the past week because of his very…