Egypt
Updates: Citing FJP violations, judge in Qalyubiya halts voting
January 3, 2012
Updates: Citing FJP violations, judge in Qalyubiya halts voting
Polling stations opened Tuesday morning to receive more than 14 million voters eligible to vote in the third and final…
Finance Ministry to have finished confiscating NDP property in 2 months
January 2, 2012
Finance Ministry to have finished confiscating NDP property in 2 months
The Finance Ministry has announced that in two months, it will have finished confiscating real estate that belonged to the…
US Embassy denies report of Washington pressures on SCAF
January 2, 2012
US Embassy denies report of Washington pressures on SCAF
The US Embassy in Cairo has denied the accuracy of Monday’s front page story in Al-Masry Al-Youm in which it…
Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village
January 2, 2012
Investigations into 28 cases of breast cancer in one village
Red Sea Governor Mahmoud Hafez has decided to form a medical committee to investigate a complaint submitted to him by…
Advisory Council: Conditions for presidential candidacy unchanged
January 2, 2012
Advisory Council: Conditions for presidential candidacy unchanged
The law on the presidential candidacy has not changed, said Mohamed Farahat, secretary general of the military-backed Advisory Council. “We…
A second military general joins the presidential race
January 2, 2012
A second military general joins the presidential race
Former spy Lieutenant General Hossam Kemal al-Din, becoming the second presidential hopeful who has a military background, has announced his…
Shortages of medicine, say doctors
January 2, 2012
Shortages of medicine, say doctors
There is a shortage of 25 types of medicine for tumors, the heart, the chest and intensive care purposes, medical…
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
January 2, 2012
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
The announcement of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) to support Coptic candidate over a Salafi one in…
Brotherhood, Salafis compete in last phase of elections
January 2, 2012
Brotherhood, Salafis compete in last phase of elections
The last phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, which is slated to start Tuesday, is certain to witness fierce competition between…
Assiut citizens once again suffer from butane shortages
January 2, 2012
Assiut citizens once again suffer from butane shortages
Hundreds of citizens in several Upper Egyptian cities in Assiut Governorate blocked the agricultural road and the railway line on…