Lawyers
Egypt’s lawyers to suspend strike
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Egypt’s lawyers to suspend strike
The general assembly of the Lawyers Syndicate has suspended its peaceful strike, saying that lawyers will resume their legal work…
Monufiya lawyers continue protests over legal authority law
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Monufiya lawyers continue protests over legal authority law
Lawyers continued to protest and close courts on Monday in response to the new draft laws regulating the judiciary, which…
Supreme Judicial Council rejects judicial authority draft law proposals
Egypt
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…
Lawyers crisis escalates
Egypt
October 20, 2011
Lawyers crisis escalates
The crisis between lawyers and judges over the new judicial authority draft law has escalated, as the judges called…
Lawyers threaten revolt over judicial authority law
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Lawyers threaten revolt over judicial authority law
The crisis between lawyers and judges has escalated, with the former calling for a march to the military council headquarters…
Wednesday’s papers: Joy over Palestinian prisoners’ release and Tantawi speaks
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Joy over Palestinian prisoners’ release and Tantawi speaks
Tears, smiles, hugs and cheers fill newspapers’ pages Wednesday as pictures of the reunion between freed Palestinian prisoners and their…
Lawyers furious as key witnesses in Mubarak murder trial change testimony
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Lawyers furious as key witnesses in Mubarak murder trial change testimony
The third session of Hosni Mubarak’s trial provoked outrage among lawyers representing those killed in the revolution, after the testimonies…
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside
As people around Egypt watched the second day of the history-making trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on television screens…
Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Sunday’s papers: MPs stripped of immunity, photo of ElBaradei’s daughter provokes backlash
Front page headlines in state-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, in addition to other national newspapers, report that 14 parliamentarians from…
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Dominating the news today are protests by lawyers, escalating tension between police and Bedouin in Sinai, charges made against Alexandrian…