Egypt
Egypt detains new suspect in gas pipeline bombing
December 27, 2011
Egypt detains new suspect in gas pipeline bombing
Egyptian authorities detained on Tuesday a new suspect in the bombings of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline supplying Israel and…
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak trial set to resume, Brotherhood rejects accelerated power transfer
December 27, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Mubarak trial set to resume, Brotherhood rejects accelerated power transfer
After a break of nearly 100 days, the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and…
Egyptian Foreign Minister in Russia to discuss Syria crisis
December 27, 2011
Egyptian Foreign Minister in Russia to discuss Syria crisis
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Tuesday began a two day visit to Moscow that was originally scheduled for…
Hamas head meets Badie, Araby in Cairo
December 27, 2011
Hamas head meets Badie, Araby in Cairo
Head of Hamas in Gaza Ismail Haniya said Hamas represents the “Jihadi movement” of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Haniya’s statements came…
Military prosecution charges 3 soldiers over Maspero deaths
December 27, 2011
Military prosecution charges 3 soldiers over Maspero deaths
Egypt's military prosecution has charged three army personnel with the "involuntary manslaughter" of 14 civilians in October, a local human…
Egypt charges 2 Israeli-Arabs and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons
December 27, 2011
Egypt charges 2 Israeli-Arabs and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons
Egypt's state prosecutor on Monday charged two Israelis and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons and trying to implicate Egyptian security,…
Health Minister in critical condition following heart surgery
December 27, 2011
Health Minister in critical condition following heart surgery
Health Minister Fouad al-Nawawy was admitted into the intensive care unit at Dar al-Fouad after undergoing heart surgery that lasted…
Foreign Ministry: Egyptian embassies to celebrate first anniversary of 25 January revolution
December 27, 2011
Foreign Ministry: Egyptian embassies to celebrate first anniversary of 25 January revolution
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr Monday instructed Egyptian embassies and consulates abroad to organize celebrations on 25 January 2012 and…
Released Maspero suspects demand prosecution of the military
December 27, 2011
Released Maspero suspects demand prosecution of the military
As all of the accused in the Maspero violence case have been released pending further investigation, activists say that now…