Egypt
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
November 14, 2011
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
A cabinet source has said that the government intends to amend Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy’s constitutional principles document to…
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
November 14, 2011
Court repeals ruling barring former NDP members from running in elections
The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday repealed a Mansoura Administrative Court ruling barring former members of the disbanded National Democratic…
Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir
November 14, 2011
Detained blogger urges Egyptians to celebrate birthday in Tahrir
Manal Bahey al-Din, the wife of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and herself an activist and programmer, published a new blog…
Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects
November 14, 2011
Mansoura criminal court to resume trials of protester-killing suspects
Mansoura Criminal Court is to resume, on Tuesday, trials of Interior Ministry officials accused of killing protesters during the January…
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
November 14, 2011
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
A new Islamic social networking website is set to launch in Istanbul, Turkey. It is funded by prominent Muslim businessmen,…
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
November 14, 2011
Egypt arrests 2 aides of Sinai extremist leader
Sinai security authorities have detained two members of a terrorist group following a campaign on Sunday in some areas of…
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism
November 14, 2011
Travel official draws up plan to rescue tourism
The head of Egypt's travel agencies chamber, Hossam al-Sha'er, said he has drawn up a plan to get tourism back…
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
November 14, 2011
Q&A: Damietta security chief on current crisis
Protests continue in the Damietta area after a man was killed yesterday and several injured in clashes with military forces…
World Bank officials to visit Egypt again over borrowing
November 14, 2011
World Bank officials to visit Egypt again over borrowing
World Bank officials plan to visit Cairo to examine the possibility of giving loans to Egypt, said Vakhtang Lejava, a…
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
November 14, 2011
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
A man walks into a hospital, asking to be admitted as a patient into the neurology department. The receptionist apologizes…