US concerned by Egyptian security service attacks
WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it was concerned by attacks on protesters who stormed Egyptian state security buildings at the weekend trying to retrieve files kept on the population.…
Court rejects Mubarak appeal of fund seizure
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against a top prosecutor's move to seize funds that…
Sudan’s Bashir to visit Egypt on Tuesday
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir is to travel to Cairo on Tuesday, state media reported, marking the first visit to post-Mubarak Egypt by an Arab leader and one by the…
US publisher to feature Egypt ‘tweets’ in book
WASHINGTON: A US publisher plans to come out with a book next month featuring a collection of Twitter messages sent during the protests in Egypt that led to the ouster…
47 police held for burning security files
By AFP CAIRO: Forty-seven police officers suspected of having destroyed documents in offices of Egypt's state security services have been remanded in custody, a senior judiciary official said on Monday.…
Students protest against university administrations, launch ‘revolution union’
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Hundreds of Cairo University students protested Monday in front of the iconic main dome demanding the resignation of the university’s president, Hossam Kamel, and deans of…
Military prosecution releases 27 detained at Lazoghly
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The military prosecution released on Monday 27 protesters who were detained by the army on Sunday following clashes outside the state security building in Lazoghly…
Ministers sworn in amid support from opposition
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Ministers in the new Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf were sworn in by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday. Some ministers…
Sharaf promises Coptic delegation swift solutions to ‘immediate’ problems
CAIRO: Prime Minister Essam Sharaf promised a Coptic delegation he met Sunday to reach solutions to pressing problems, mainly the sectarian clashes in Helwan in which a church was burnt…
New Egypt minister takes over after offices stormed
By AFP CAIRO: A new Egyptian interior minister took office on Sunday pledging to restore public confidence in the police a day after protesters stormed several state security buildings. In…