Egypt
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria, Syria responds in kind
On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo, Youssef al-Ahmed. In…
Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians
February 19, 2012
Abu Ismail: Consensus candidate a conspiracy against Egyptians
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who expounded on his criticism of political deals surrounding presidential…
Egypt used fuel to pressure Hamas, Israeli newspaper reports
February 19, 2012
Egypt used fuel to pressure Hamas, Israeli newspaper reports
Egypt’s desire to pressure Hamas to accept Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the new leader of the upcoming interim government…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
February 19, 2012
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
February 19, 2012
Egypt withdraws ambassador to Syria
The Foreign Ministry decided to withdraw the Egyptian ambassador to Syria on Sunday, as thousands of protesters staged a sit-in…
Egypt presidential vote to be early June, source says
February 19, 2012
Egypt presidential vote to be early June, source says
Egypt's first presidential election since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last year will be held the first week of June,…
Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy
February 19, 2012
Mixed reports circulate about Omar Suleiman’s presidential candidacy
Mixed reports broke Saturday about whether former Vice President Omar Suleiman will run for president. The doors for nominations are…
Committee requests coordinates of maritime borders with Israel and Cyprus
February 19, 2012
Committee requests coordinates of maritime borders with Israel and Cyprus
Egypt’s maritime borders committee has asked the Defense Ministry for the coordinates of the country’s sea borders with Israel and…
Judge says he halted presidential campaign over bloodshed
February 19, 2012
Judge says he halted presidential campaign over bloodshed
Hesham al-Bastawisi has denied withdrawing his presidential bid, saying he has only suspended his campaign to protest recurrent incidents of…
Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins
February 19, 2012
Sunday’s papers: The presidential marathon begins
Today’s international press conference by the High Judicial Elections Commission for the upcoming presidential elections, in which it will announce…