judiciary
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
Egypt
May 18, 2017
Timing not right to declare my stance on 2018 presidential elections: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi touched on bilateral relations with the US and Saudi Arabia, as well as local issues, in the…
Egypt’s judges put Sisi in political, judicial deadlock
Egypt
May 14, 2017
Egypt’s judges put Sisi in political, judicial deadlock
The State Council’s General Assembly’s nomination of Judge Yehia al-Dakroury, the first deputy of the council chief, as the only…
Judge forced to retire over national security office sabotage
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Judge forced to retire over national security office sabotage
Egypt’s judges disciplinary council referred on Monday Judge Zakariya Abdel Aziz, a former chairman of the Judges' Club, to retirement…
Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected
Egypt
February 1, 2016
Resignation by a judge decrying justice minister’s antagonism rejected
The Justice Ministry on Sunday turned down a resignation tendered by a judge who said Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend had…
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Central Auditing Organization chief Hesham Geneina will be interrogated on January 31 by a judge assigned by the Cairo Appeals…
Alaa Abdel Fattah, friends, celebrate birthday during trial
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Alaa Abdel Fattah, friends, celebrate birthday during trial
Friends of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah celebrated his birthday (November 18) on Saturday, during a trial where he, former…
Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge
Egypt
August 10, 2015
Eight lawyers sentenced to life for assaulting judge
A criminal court in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya sentenced eight lawyers on Sunday to life in prison for assaulting…
Publishing ban ordered in judge’s sexual bribe case
Egypt
July 28, 2015
Publishing ban ordered in judge’s sexual bribe case
Prosecution services have ordered a publication ban concerning investigations into accusations against a judge who allegedly asked a lady for…
Trial of Morsi over insulting judiciary deferred to October
Egypt
July 27, 2015
Trial of Morsi over insulting judiciary deferred to October
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday postponed to the first of October the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and…
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
Egypt
June 30, 2015
MENA: Suspect in Hisham Barakat assassination arrested
A suspect belonging to Giza Popular Resistance, a little-known group which had claimed responsibility for the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham…