Protest law, jail terms boost Egypt opposition
Restrictions on protests and hefty jail terms for girl demonstrators are reviving Egypt's autocratic past, say activists and erstwhile supporters of the government that replaced Islamist president...
View ArticleEgypt panel approves over half of new constitution
An Egyptian panel approved Saturday more than half of the articles of a new constitution aimed at paving the way for a return to elected rule after July's military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. If...
View ArticleEgypt arrests jihadist implicated in 2012 border ambush – Army Spokesman
Egypt's military has arrested a jihadist suspected of involvement in an ambush that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers near the border with Israel last year, an army spokesman said Tuesday. Silmi Mohammed...
View ArticleEgypt court acquits ex-PM, Mubarak sons of corruption
An Egyptian court has acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, and two sons of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, of corruption charges. Shafiq fled to the United Arab...
View ArticleEgypt NGO says office raided by police
Egyptian police raided the offices of an NGO affiliated with a leftist former presidential candidate, arresting three employees and confiscating computers, the group's director said Thursday. The...
View ArticleMetito Awarded USD $25m Thermal Power Plant Project in Suez, Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt, December 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Metito (http://www.metito.com), the leader and provider of choice for total intelligent water management solutions in the emerging...
View ArticleForeign Minister Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy of Egypt
BEIJING, China, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 16, 2013, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with the visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy in Beijing. Wang...
View ArticleThe Federal Council extends the freezing of assets of several individuals...
BERN, Switzerland, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Federal Council decided during today’s session to extend by three years the freezing of all assets held in Switzerland by...
View ArticleIn bomb-hit city, Egyptians vent anger at Brotherhood
Angry Egyptians standing on piles of debris and shattered glass pointed the finger of blame at the Muslim Brotherhood after a car bomb ripped through Mansoura's police headquarters on Tuesday. "The...
View ArticleEgypt police arrest former Morsi PM: ministry
Egyptian police arrested on Tuesday Hisham Qandil, who was prime minister under deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the interior ministry said. The ministry said he was arrested in the desert...
View ArticleEgypt declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
Egypt's military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a "terrorist" organisation Wednesday, signalling a wider crackdown after blaming it for a deadly...
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