Naguib Sawiris
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…
Blogger filed incitement suit against Salafi preacher
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Blogger filed incitement suit against Salafi preacher
Mahmoud Salem, a recent parliamentary candidate and Egyptian blogger who goes by the moniker Sandmonkey, filed a lawsuit with the…
Sawiris’ Islam defamation case adjourned to 11 February
Egypt
January 14, 2012
Sawiris’ Islam defamation case adjourned to 11 February
An Egyptian court on Saturday adjourned the case of Coptic telecom mogul and politician Naguib Sawiris, charged with defamation and…
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial
Egypt's newspapers on Tuesday focus on the ongoing criminal trial of Hosni Mubarak. Prosecutors on Tuesday accused the ousted president,…
Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon
The Central Cairo Prosecution has referred Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris to trial over charges of defamation of religion. In June,…
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Liberal forces will not allow a new constitution to be drafted based on religion, Coptic business mogul Naguib Sawiris told…
Egypt’s Mobinil says customer boycott subsides
Business
October 16, 2011
Egypt’s Mobinil says customer boycott subsides
The number of subscribers cancelling their Mobinil subscriptions has tumbled from a peak earlier this year when some customers took…