Egypt
Groups call for protest to demand banning former NDP members from elections
October 24, 2011
Groups call for protest to demand banning former NDP members from elections
An Egyptian revolutionary umbrella group on Sunday called for a mass demonstration Friday to protest against old regime members being…
Monday’s papers: Virus in the Mubarak brain
October 24, 2011
Monday’s papers: Virus in the Mubarak brain
Privately owned Al-Tahrir newspaper leads with the headline “Virus in Mubarak’s brain.” A medical source inside the center where the…
Supreme Judicial Council rejects judicial authority draft law proposals
October 23, 2011
Supreme Judicial Council rejects judicial authority draft law proposals
The Supreme Judicial Council has rejected the two main proposals for the judicial authority draft law. One proposal had been…
Religious figures divided over treatment of Qadhafi’s corpse
October 23, 2011
Religious figures divided over treatment of Qadhafi’s corpse
Opinion is divided among religious figures over the treatment of the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, with some…
Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections
October 23, 2011
Brotherhood and Salafis coordinating again for elections
The Democratic Coalition, which is dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, is coordinating again with Salafi groups…
Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs
October 23, 2011
Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga has officially relayed to the United States the Egyptian government's rejection of…
Imprisoned blogger Maikel Nabil admitted to mental hospital
October 23, 2011
Imprisoned blogger Maikel Nabil admitted to mental hospital
The Interior Ministry’s prisons administration on Sunday ordered the admission of blogger and activist Maikel Nabil, who has been on…
Industry ministry cuts salaries of top executives
October 23, 2011
Industry ministry cuts salaries of top executives
The minister of trade and industry has set a maximum salary of LE25,200 for top ministry executives, according to ministry…
Trial of former chief of presidential staff starts Monday
October 23, 2011
Trial of former chief of presidential staff starts Monday
Zakariya Azmy, a former top aide to Hosni Mubarak, the country's ousted president, will be brought before Cairo Criminal Court…
Brotherhood’s slogan is illegal in elections, says official
October 23, 2011
Brotherhood’s slogan is illegal in elections, says official
An Egyptian official has said that the Muslim Brotherhood's insistence in using the slogan “Islam is the Solution” is illegal…