Egypt
Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts
December 7, 2011
Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts
Victories by liberal candidates in parliamentary election run-offs this week have given them home that they might be able to…
Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis
December 7, 2011
Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis
Islamist successes in the first phase of the parliamentary elections have raised fears among those working in tourism, especially in…
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
December 7, 2011
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
The liberal Egyptian Bloc is meeting with other liberal parties in order to avoid fragmentation of votes in the second…
SCAF issues decree to form advisory council
December 7, 2011
SCAF issues decree to form advisory council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), on Wednesday issued a decree…
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
December 7, 2011
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Rashid al-Ghannouchi, president of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which gained the majority of votes in recent parliamentary elections and formed…
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
December 7, 2011
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements
The Salafi Nour Party’s supreme committee has prohibited prominent Salafi figure Abdel Moneim al-Shahat from issuing press statements, after the…
Amnesty: The US must stop exporting tear gas to Egypt
December 7, 2011
Amnesty: The US must stop exporting tear gas to Egypt
Rights group Amnesty International is calling for a halt to US arms shipments to Egypt’s security forces “until there is…
Run-off results to be announced shortly
December 7, 2011
Run-off results to be announced shortly
In a press conference on Wednesday evening, high elections committee (HEC) head Abdel Moez Ibrahim said the HEC would announce…
Maikel Nabil retrial postponed for 8th time
December 7, 2011
Maikel Nabil retrial postponed for 8th time
A military court on Wednesday postponed the re-trial of blogger Maikel Nabil until 14 December. This is the eighth postponement…
PM Ganzouri swears in new cabinet
December 7, 2011
PM Ganzouri swears in new cabinet
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri’s new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday before Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the…