Egypt
Advisory Council to discuss amending controversial constitutional article
February 24, 2012
Advisory Council to discuss amending controversial constitutional article
The Advisory Council to the ruling military junta will meet Saturday to discuss amending an article in the interim constitution…
Hamas leader denies group stirred unrest during 25 January uprising
February 24, 2012
Hamas leader denies group stirred unrest during 25 January uprising
Hamas' leader in the Gaza Strip denied Thursday that Hamas was involved in the 25 January uprising against Hosni…
Update: Abouel Fotouh released from hospital after highway assault
February 24, 2012
Update: Abouel Fotouh released from hospital after highway assault
Presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh was in good health and returned home from the hospital Friday, a source from…
Attackers storm Tahrir, say to purge it of drug dealers
February 24, 2012
Attackers storm Tahrir, say to purge it of drug dealers
A group of teenage attackers holding metal rods and knives stormed Tahrir Square early Friday morning, setting fire to tents…
Mubarak trial could be the last for judge before retirement
February 23, 2012
Mubarak trial could be the last for judge before retirement
Judicial sources at the Cairo Court of Appeal said that Ahmed Refaat, the head of the North Cairo Criminal Court,…
Islamists, secularists set to clash over who pens constitution
February 23, 2012
Islamists, secularists set to clash over who pens constitution
After nearly three months of a fierce parliamentary race, a new conflict may flare up soon between the Islamist majority…
Soldiers referred to forensics to determine extent of Maspero injuries
February 23, 2012
Soldiers referred to forensics to determine extent of Maspero injuries
Tharwat Hamad, who was ordered by the justice minister to investigate the violence that broke out last October in front…
Two more members resign from Advisory Council
February 23, 2012
Two more members resign from Advisory Council
Former head of the Democratic Front Party, Osama al-Ghazaly Harb, and journalist Sekina Fouad said they submitted their resignations from…
Parliament Review: Donkeys, radioactive material and porn
February 23, 2012
Parliament Review: Donkeys, radioactive material and porn
Parliamentary sessions this week were predominantly occupied with a war of semantics, with feuds erupting over insults and apologies for…
Eyewitnesses testify in case of protesters killed on 28 January 2011
February 23, 2012
Eyewitnesses testify in case of protesters killed on 28 January 2011
The Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday heard the Amiriya police station case, in which four police officers are accused of…