Egypt
Brotherhood candidate predicts conclusive win in first-round vote
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood candidate predicts conclusive win in first-round vote
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Morsy projected that he would get 60 percent of the votes, earning a conclusive win in the…
Khaled Ali campaign lacks funds, but not dreams
May 15, 2012
Khaled Ali campaign lacks funds, but not dreams
Just 10 days before Egypt’s much anticipated presidential election is set to begin, 10 young men and women are running…
Four killed, one injured in car accident in Sohag
May 15, 2012
Four killed, one injured in car accident in Sohag
Four people were killed and one person was severely injured in a car accident in Sohag on Tuesday. Security sources…
EU allocates 20 million euros to support civil society in Egypt
May 15, 2012
EU allocates 20 million euros to support civil society in Egypt
The High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security in the European Union Catherine Ashton said the European Union has allocated…
Salem would serve part of sentence in Spain, justice minister says
May 15, 2012
Salem would serve part of sentence in Spain, justice minister says
Assem al-Gohary, head of the Illicit Gains Authority, has said that Justice Minister Adel Abdel Hamid on Tuesday approved the…
Cairo Court of Appeals head referred to criminal investigation
May 15, 2012
Cairo Court of Appeals head referred to criminal investigation
The Supreme Judicial Council has ordered Mostafa Abu Talib, the head of the Giza Criminal Court, to conduct a criminal…
Monufiya students suspended after protest against former higher education minister
May 15, 2012
Monufiya students suspended after protest against former higher education minister
Monufiya University President Ahmed Zaghloul suspended 32 students from the Agricultural Engineering department in Shebin al-Kom after nearly 200 students…
Rights group documents 841 deaths in 2011 uprising
May 15, 2012
Rights group documents 841 deaths in 2011 uprising
An Egyptian rights group released Tuesday the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by…
Nour Party spokesperson says pointing out defects of Moussa, Shafiq is national duty
May 15, 2012
Nour Party spokesperson says pointing out defects of Moussa, Shafiq is national duty
Salifi Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar said on Tuesday that pointing out the defects of presidential candidates of Ahmed Shafiq…
Arab League chief to explain Syria conference postponement
May 15, 2012
Arab League chief to explain Syria conference postponement
Arab league chief Nabil al-Araby will meet Wednesday with delegations participating in the Syrian opposition conference that was postponed indefinitely.…