Egypt
		Call for open-ended strike divides Egypt
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Call for open-ended strike divides Egypt
						Egypt's religious authorities called on unions and youth groups to scrap plans for a wave of strikes aimed at forcing…					
				
			
		Tribesman kidnap 18 Egyptian border guards
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Tribesman kidnap 18 Egyptian border guards
						Security officials say tribesmen have kidnapped 18 Egyptian border guards along the border with Israel in retaliation for the killing…					
				
			
		Travel bans for suspects in Maspero clashes
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Travel bans for suspects in Maspero clashes
						Twenty-eight suspects have been placed on travel ban lists pending investigations into events that took place outside the Maspero Television…					
				
			
		Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Parliament review: A week of comedy and disappointment
						This week’s parliamentary sessions had the public joking about airing future sessions on comedy channels instead of news, and those…					
				
			
		Two defendants confess to shooting at protesters in Suez
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Two defendants confess to shooting at protesters in Suez
						Two defendants charged with involvement in the clashes that erupted outside the Suez Security Directorate last Thursday confessed to shooting…					
				
			
		Brotherhood sends mixed signals about appointing new cabinet
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Brotherhood sends mixed signals about appointing new cabinet
						A lawmaker representing the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said on Thursday that his party had not decided…					
				
			
		Central Bank clears Mubarak of seizing US$9 bln in grants
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Central Bank clears Mubarak of seizing US$9 bln in grants
						The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cleared former President Mubarak of allegations he seized US$9 billion in grants from the…					
				
			
		Spanish prosecutors support Hussein Salem’s extradition to Egypt
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Spanish prosecutors support Hussein Salem’s extradition to Egypt
						The International Court in Madrid on Thursday began considering Egypt's request for the extradition of Hussein Salem, an Egyptian businessman…					
				
			
		When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
When NGOs drop ‘non’ from the name
						While many perceive current investigations into unregistered NGOs as a quest by the government to dominate civil society, criticism of…					
				
			
		Defense for former State Security head urges acquittal
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2012
Defense for former State Security head urges acquittal
						Mohamed Hesham, member of the defense team of Hassan Abdel Rahman, former head of the now-disbanded State Security Investigation Services,…					
				
			