judges and lawyers dispute
Monday’s papers: Mubarak meets with Netanyahu and Abbas, ElBaradei steps up campaign
Egypt
July 19, 2010
Monday’s papers: Mubarak meets with Netanyahu and Abbas, ElBaradei steps up campaign
State-owned papers report on President Hosni Mubarak’s meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, along with…
Lawyers protest at Cairo syndicate, vow escalation
Egypt
July 13, 2010
Lawyers protest at Cairo syndicate, vow escalation
Tens of lawyers staged a protest in front of the Lawyers Syndicate headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday, standing beneath a…
Lawyers strike delays celebrity murder trial
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Lawyers strike delays celebrity murder trial
The trial of business tycoon Hesham Talat Mustafa and former police officer Mohsen el-Sokkary in the murder case of Lebanese…
Lawyers to stage 5-hr solidarity sit-in
Egypt
June 26, 2010
Lawyers to stage 5-hr solidarity sit-in
Thousands of lawyers across Egypt will stage a five-hour sit-in today in front of courthouses to express solidarity with their…
Lawyers mull ‘unprecedented’ escalation in brawl with judiciary
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Lawyers mull ‘unprecedented’ escalation in brawl with judiciary
The General Lawyers Syndicate is expected to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday following rising tension over the continued detention…
Lawyers riled by Tanta appeal decision
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Lawyers riled by Tanta appeal decision
The Tanta Misdemeanors Appeal Court postponed on Sunday appeals by lawyers Ehab Sai el-Din and Mustafa Fatuh -- two lawyers…
Sunday’s papers: Signs of resolution to lawyer’s crisis, protests over Saeed’s death
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Signs of resolution to lawyer’s crisis, protests over Saeed’s death
Independent dailies Al-Dostour and Al-Shorouq, as well as the government-owned Al-Akhbar lead their Sunday editions with reports that the two…
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Egypt’s justice system divided: Lawyers vs judges
The recent imprisonment of two lawyers convicted of assault has given rise to a conflict between Egypt’s two poles of…
Tuesday’s papers: New workers’ rights law, tough high school exams
Egypt
June 15, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: New workers’ rights law, tough high school exams
Al-Ahram state-run newspaper leads with the approval of a new law on workers' rights by the People's Assembly. “Ensuring the…