Egypt
Arab League says Syria must protect monitors
January 10, 2012
Arab League says Syria must protect monitors
The Arab League condemned on Tuesday an attack this week by protesters on monitors in the Syrian port city of…
Brotherhood inclined to nominate deputy guide for premiership
January 10, 2012
Brotherhood inclined to nominate deputy guide for premiership
Following its victories in parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood is inclined to choose its deputy guide, Khairat al-Shater, to head…
Brotherhood: We didn’t make deal with SCAF
January 10, 2012
Brotherhood: We didn’t make deal with SCAF
The Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday defended itself against claims that it made a deal with the ruling Supreme Council of…
Ayman Nour banned from travel pending investigation
January 10, 2012
Ayman Nour banned from travel pending investigation
Egyptian authorities have banned prominent opposition figure Ayman Nour, founder of the Ghad al-Thawra Party, from travel pending investigation on…
Spain closer to extraditing Hussein Salem, says official
January 10, 2012
Spain closer to extraditing Hussein Salem, says official
A Spanish court is expected to meet within the next three months to hear an Egyptian government request for the…
Al-Azhar issues ‘basic freedoms document’ as basis for new constitution
January 10, 2012
Al-Azhar issues ‘basic freedoms document’ as basis for new constitution
Al-Azhar, Egypt’s premier Islamic institution, has issued a document on basic freedoms to serve as the basis of the new…
Bloody attack on soldier at polling station
January 10, 2012
Bloody attack on soldier at polling station
Four people carrying bladed weapons assaulted a soldier securing a polling station on Tuesday. The assault took place in the…
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
January 10, 2012
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the start of the final phase of construction at the Grand Egyptian…
Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary
January 10, 2012
Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary
Activists are organizing a large reception at Cairo airport for a revolutionary who had been receiving treatment in Germany for…
Tuesday’s papers: Prosecutors level perjury accusations in Mubarak trial
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,…