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Court postpones Shafiq illegal land sale trial
Egypt
October 14, 2012
Court postpones Shafiq illegal land sale trial
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday postponed to 18 November the trial of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, the sons…
Court refers 19 convicts to grand mufti for sentencing recommendation
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Court refers 19 convicts to grand mufti for sentencing recommendation
An Ismailia court referred 19 defendants convicted of murder to Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa Thursday to decide whether they should…
Police free Ismailia’s former Shura Council member
Egypt
July 24, 2012
Police free Ismailia’s former Shura Council member
Ismailia security services freed former Shura Council member Ahmed Khalil on Tuesday after he was kidnapped by armed men in…
Strikes sweep Minya, Fayoum and Ismailia
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Strikes sweep Minya, Fayoum and Ismailia
Employees of the public notary in both Ismailia and Minya continued a strike that began last week, demanding that…
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Egyptian court acquits 107 Eritreans of illegal immigration charges
Over 100 Eritreans were acquitted of charges that they attempted to illegally enter Israel via Egypt’s eastern borders by the…
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Fisheries head called in Ismailia land seizure case
Judge Osama al-Saidi, tasked by the Justice Ministry with investigating land seizure claims filed against former Mubarak-era officials, has summoned…
Suez Canal officials called as witnesses in Shafiq corruption case
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Suez Canal officials called as witnesses in Shafiq corruption case
A judge investigating charges that former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq squandered public funds has decided to call a number of…
Humorous, brave, sacrificing and steadfast: The revolution ‘as seen by the other’
Cinema/TV
June 28, 2012
Humorous, brave, sacrificing and steadfast: The revolution ‘as seen by the other’
ISMAILIA — Among the featured programs at the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films was one…
Parents in Suez protest exam difficulty
Egypt
June 25, 2012
Parents in Suez protest exam difficulty
Parents of students in the second stage of Thanaweya Amma (the last year of secondary school) protested against the…
Armed men seize car, weapons from police en route to Cairo
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Armed men seize car, weapons from police en route to Cairo
Four armed men seized a car containing the weapons and personal belongings of five police officers who were driving from…