Mubarak regime
Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo
Art news
February 26, 2012
Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo
Lebanese censors on Saturday reversed their decision to ban “On the Importance of Being an Arab,” a monodrama by Egyptian…
Monday’s papers: Authorities separate ousted regime prisoners
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Monday’s papers: Authorities separate ousted regime prisoners
State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram leads this morning with news that several icons of Egypt's former regime will be redistributed in Tora,…
Former finance minister forced to leave UK university lecture
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Former finance minister forced to leave UK university lecture
Former Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali was forced to leave a public lecture he was attending at the London School…
Zakariya Azmy trial adjourned to 9 January
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Zakariya Azmy trial adjourned to 9 January
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday adjourned to 9 January the trial of the former presidential chief of staff, Zakariya…
Former officials to be questioned on charges of facilitating illegal privatization
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Former officials to be questioned on charges of facilitating illegal privatization
The Public Funds Prosecution has started interrogations into the former Mubarak regime's alleged illegal privatization activity after receiving reports on…
Rural Egyptians suffer most from increasing poverty
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Rural Egyptians suffer most from increasing poverty
Poverty is on the rise in Egypt, particularly in rural areas, according to a study released earlier this month by…
Court delays review of Mubarak’s appeal of communications blackout ruling
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Court delays review of Mubarak’s appeal of communications blackout ruling
A court on Monday postponed its review of an appeal filed by Hosni Mubarak, the former president, against a ruling…
Egyptians in UK plan protest to demand freezing regime assets
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Egyptians in UK plan protest to demand freezing regime assets
Members of the Egyptian community in the UK plan to demonstrate to call for freezing the British assets of members…
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s television address was largely ignored by protestors in Tahrir Square on the second day of their…
Washington didn’t respond to requests to freeze accounts, says official
Egypt
June 29, 2011
Washington didn’t respond to requests to freeze accounts, says official
The United States did not respond to requests from the Egyptian government to freeze the bank accounts of members of…