Egypt
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
December 15, 2011
Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections
Voting resumed on Thursday for the second round of Egypt's People's Assembly elections, which began Wednesday. Reports of illegal election-day…
Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David
December 14, 2011
Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David
Leaders in Iran and Israel have given oposing visions of what Egypt’s recent revolution means for its 32-year-old Camp David…
Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized
December 14, 2011
Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized
Some 40 activists involved in the “Occupy Cabinet” sit-in have been transferred to hospital after suffering from food poisoning, apparently…
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
December 14, 2011
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools
The British-based Impact-SE Research Center has criticized school curricula in Egypt and called on authorities to update them in order…
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
December 14, 2011
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians
The Advisory Council has announced its intention to form a committee of legal experts to amend military law, particularly those…
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
December 14, 2011
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad
Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdy said on Wednesday that the ministry had begun receiving the voting figures for the second…
We are impartial in elections, says military police commander
December 14, 2011
We are impartial in elections, says military police commander
Major General Hamdi Badin, commander of Egypt's military police, said on Wednesday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces…
Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader
December 14, 2011
Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader
Sheikh Hafez Salama, a famous Salafi figure in Suez, has said he is delighted by the large turnout in the…
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
December 14, 2011
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’
Poorer and rural areas of Giza have seen a high turnout for the second phase of parliamentary elections, with most…
Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots
December 14, 2011
Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots
The second phase of Egypt's People's Assembly elections kicked off on Wednesday with more than 3000 candidates competing for 180…