Mubarak to be taken to military hospital, says agency
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor general has decided to transfer ousted president Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital, where he will remain under guard pending interrogation, the state news agency MENA reported…
Brotherhood denies backing ElBaradei’s candidacy
CAIRO: Leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Sobhi Saleh denied Thursday press reports quoting him as saying that the group would support presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei in the next…
Al-Nasr Automotive workers protest against company, investment ministry
CAIRO: Tens of Al-Nasr Automotive company workers protested Thursday in front of Cabinet demanding the implementation of PM Essam Sharaf’s decision to pay them the remainder of their early retirement…
PM responds to people’s demands, sacks eight governors
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf sacked the eight governors on Thursday, according to State TV. The governors of Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Qena, Suez, Menoufia, Assuit and Sharqia were removed in…
Elite detainees in Cairo prison after tables turn
CAIRO: Egypt's former ruling elite is having a taste of what they meted out to their enemies. The pillars of former president Hosni Mubarak's regime and his two sons are…
Mubarak and sons dominate the press from behind bars
CAIRO: Local press is shock-full of reports on the interrogation and detention of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal. State-owned newspaper Al-Ahram Daily, in a…
Former Minister of Petroleum accused of squandering public funds
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Former diplomat Ibrahim Youssry announced in a press conference Wednesday that he will file several complaints to the Prosecutor General in a few days, accusing former Minister…
Football league resumes amid tightened security
CAIRO: Following a three-month suspension, the Egyptian football league resumed Wednesday with five matches amid tightened security measures by police. Al-Ahly beat Police Union 2-1 in Cairo, while Smouha beat…
SCAF to investigate detainee cases, families deny real action
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) promised in its 35th and 36th statements to reinvestigate the case of detainee Waleed Sami Saad, adding that all detention cases…
Egyptian Resorts says a land sale deal cancelled
CAIRO: Real estate firm Egyptian Resorts said the tourism development authority had retracted its approval for selling a land plot allocated for the firm's Sahl Hasheesh resort on the Red…