safwat el-sherif

Court of Cassation grants Mubarak-era figure retrial over illicit gains
Egypt

Court of Cassation grants Mubarak-era figure retrial over illicit gains

Egypt's Court of Cassation on Saturday overturned a ruling convicting a major Mubarak-era public figure of illicit gains and granting…
‘Camel Battle’ trial begins in absence of reporters
Egypt

‘Camel Battle’ trial begins in absence of reporters

On Sunday the trial of 25 former regime figures charged with assaulting protesters on 2 February, in what came to…
Wednesday’s papers: Mubaraks detained, heated trials of former officials continue
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Mubaraks detained, heated trials of former officials continue

Former President Hosni Mubarak’s detention fills the headlines of Wednesday’s papers as he and his two sons face interrogation about…
Shura elections: A new order of things…
Opinion

Shura elections: A new order of things…

The Egyptian Shura Council elections, which ended their second round yesterday, are largely viewed as an insignificant political event. Though…
NDP secretary general: No alternative to Mubarak
Egypt

NDP secretary general: No alternative to Mubarak

Safwat el-Sherif, the Shura Council speaker and secretary general for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), said that his party…
El-Sherif warns of religious war over Jerusalem
Egypt

El-Sherif warns of religious war over Jerusalem

The Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and President of the Shura Council Safwat el-Sherif warned of the…
Policy czars skip meeting in younger Mubarak’s absence
Egypt

Policy czars skip meeting in younger Mubarak’s absence

For the first time since its establishment in 2002, Gamal Mubarak missed a scheduled meeting of the ruling National Democratic…
El-Sherif dismisses constitutional amendments
Egypt

El-Sherif dismisses constitutional amendments

Sawfat el-Sherif, secretary-general of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), said on Tuesday that no amendments would be made to…
Shura Council: Swiss minaret ban ‘racist, provocative’
Egypt

Shura Council: Swiss minaret ban ‘racist, provocative’

The foreign affairs and national security committee of Egypt's consultative Shura Council issued a statement Monday condemning the Swiss ban…
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