Naguib Sawiris
Court dismisses Islam insult case against tycoon Sawiris
Egypt
March 3, 2012
Court dismisses Islam insult case against tycoon Sawiris
Bulaq Abul Ella Misdemeanor Court has thrown out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by…
Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns
Egypt
March 2, 2012
Free Egyptians Party parliamentary head resigns
Free Egyptians Party MP Mohamed Abu Hamed resigned from his party Thursday night in order to devote more time to…
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Court throws out case against tycoon Sawiris
An Egyptian court on Tuesday threw out a case brought against telecoms tycoon and liberal politician Naguib Sawiris by a…
Protesters accuse ONTV of inciting against military
Egypt
February 23, 2012
Protesters accuse ONTV of inciting against military
Dozens of activists organized a protest on Thursday outside the administrative headquarters of the privately-owned ONTV channel in Zamalek to…
Political upheaval takes toll on Mobinil
Business
February 20, 2012
Political upheaval takes toll on Mobinil
Egyptian mobile phone operator Mobinil posted a quarterly net loss of LE177 million, blaming political turmoil in the wake of…
Stock exchange asks OTMT for details on Mobinil deal
Business
February 14, 2012
Stock exchange asks OTMT for details on Mobinil deal
Egypt’s stock exchange has asked Orascom Telecom Media and Technology for more details on a deal for France Telecom to…
France Tel, Sawiris reach accord on Mobinil
Business
February 13, 2012
France Tel, Sawiris reach accord on Mobinil
PARIS — France Telecom has reached a preliminary accord to buy out most of Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris’ stake in…
Court to issue ruling in Sawiris case on 3 March
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Court to issue ruling in Sawiris case on 3 March
An Egyptian court on Saturday adjourned the case of Coptic telecom mogul and politician Naguib Sawiris, charged with defamation of…
Popular Egyptian star vows to appeal sentence of offending Islam
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Popular Egyptian star vows to appeal sentence of offending Islam
One of the Arab world's best-known comedians has been sentenced to three months in jail for offending Islam, an Egyptian…
Egyptian film star sentenced for insulting Islam
Cinema/TV
February 2, 2012
Egyptian film star sentenced for insulting Islam
The Arab world's most famous comic actor, Adel Imam, has received a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films…