Egypt
Egypt swaps alleged Israeli spy for 25 prisoners
October 27, 2011
Egypt swaps alleged Israeli spy for 25 prisoners
Twenty-five Egyptians, recently released from an Israeli prison, arrived in the Egyptian city of Taba on Thursday, having been swapped…
Third Egyptian dies on Hajj pilgrimage
October 27, 2011
Third Egyptian dies on Hajj pilgrimage
The number of Egyptians who have died on this year's Hajj pilgrimage has risen to three, after a woman from…
Egyptian government re-thinks unified law on places of worship
October 27, 2011
Egyptian government re-thinks unified law on places of worship
The Egyptian government will reconsider the unified law on the construction of places of worship in light of various observations…
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
October 27, 2011
Security forces battle to evacuate 6th of October City squatters
Joint army and the police forces took five hours on Thursday to evacuate 891 of the 2000 vacant flats in…
Rights group demands heavier sentence in Khaled Saeed case
October 27, 2011
Rights group demands heavier sentence in Khaled Saeed case
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has called on the general prosecutor to appeal the court verdict which sentenced…
Securing expat voting is SCAF’s responsibility, says commission
October 27, 2011
Securing expat voting is SCAF’s responsibility, says commission
Allowing Egyptians living abroad to cast their ballots in the upcoming parliamentary elections is the responsibility of the ruling Supreme…
Supporting Islamist candidates is a religious obligation, Salafi leader says
October 27, 2011
Supporting Islamist candidates is a religious obligation, Salafi leader says
Backing Islamist candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections is a religious obligation because those candidates seek to apply Sharia (Islamic…
New Journalists Syndicate head denies Brotherhood affiliation
October 27, 2011
New Journalists Syndicate head denies Brotherhood affiliation
The results of the Journalists Syndicate elections held Wednesday were announced Thursday morning, with the majority of the council's 12…
Five police officers referred to criminal court for killing Salafi preacher
October 27, 2011
Five police officers referred to criminal court for killing Salafi preacher
The Alexandria Public Prosecution on Wednesday referred five policemen from the now-dissolved State Security Investigation Services to trial before the…
Court confirms legality of freezing Mubarak family assets
October 27, 2011
Court confirms legality of freezing Mubarak family assets
An Egyptian court of appeal on Thursday ruled in favor of the government's decision to freeze assets belonging to toppled…