Egypt
Gas supplies to Jordan stop after 13th pipeline blast
March 6, 2012
Gas supplies to Jordan stop after 13th pipeline blast
Egyptian natural gas supplies to Jordan have again halted completely after the gas pipeline was blown up for the 13th…
Investigation: Salafi NGO received LE223 mn from foreign ‘religious extremists’
March 6, 2012
Investigation: Salafi NGO received LE223 mn from foreign ‘religious extremists’
Authorities referred the Salafi NGO Ansar al-Sunnah to investigation by the Public Funds Prosecution over charges of embezzlement and illegally…
Justice minister promises ‘extensive’ investigation into travel ban lift
March 6, 2012
Justice minister promises ‘extensive’ investigation into travel ban lift
The justice minister will conduct an “extensive” investigation into whether there was any intervention in the NGO funding case to…
Group plans conference to support former VP for president
March 6, 2012
Group plans conference to support former VP for president
Former Vice President Omar Suleiman has not yet decided whether he will run for president, but his decision is expected…
Pro-Assad newspaper denounces withdrawal of Egyptian ambassador
March 6, 2012
Pro-Assad newspaper denounces withdrawal of Egyptian ambassador
A Syrian newspaper supporting President Bashar al-Assad condemned on Tuesday a decision by Egypt to withdraw its ambassador to Damascus,…
Tuesday’s papers: NGO funding, presidential elections and nose jobs
March 6, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: NGO funding, presidential elections and nose jobs
The fallout from the NGO foreign funding case continues to occupy most of today’s papers, alongside preparations for the impending…
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
March 5, 2012
Profile: MP Abou Hamed’s unlikely attributes bring him into spotlight
It has become a routine in every parliamentary session to watch Islamist MPs shouting to interrupt MP Mohamed Abou Hamed…
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
March 5, 2012
Coptic figures to discuss representation in constituent assembly
Fifty Coptic figures will convene Tuesday to discuss Coptic representation in the constituent assembly that will write the new constitution,…
Lawsuit filed against Interior Minister on ‘beard’ issue
March 5, 2012
Lawsuit filed against Interior Minister on ‘beard’ issue
The standoff between bearded police officers and Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim escalated on Monday, when 17 officers were referred to…
Forty political powers to protest ‘monopolization’ of constituent assembly
March 5, 2012
Forty political powers to protest ‘monopolization’ of constituent assembly
Some 40 political powers, coalitions and parties refused the “monopolization of certain political powers” in Parliament to choose the members…