Shawky Abdel Karim nominated as new Grand Mufti

Abdel Karim voted as new Grand Mufti, pending Morsi’s approval

Ahmed Aboulenein

World voices respect for pope’s surprise resignation

Pope Benedict XVI's resignation decision was surprising yet respectable

Daily News Egypt

Critical week for return rates on banking sector bonds

Furious competition in Egypt’s banking sector as banks race to raise interest rates on bonds

Daily News Egypt

Tunisia in crisis as president’s party rejects government plan

Congress for the Republic party demands the resignation of the interior, justice and foreign ministers

Daily News Egypt

Shura Council seeks national consensus on sukuk

New draft law for sukuk aims to help the Egyptian economy recover and generate more investment

Daily News Egypt

Two arrested in land investigation

Two members of the Pilots Land Association detained for 15 days pending investigation of illegal sale of land

Basil El-Dabh

Family marches for release of relative

Relatives of a man accused of taking part in recent acts of violence in Suez say he suffers from a psychiatric disorder

Daily News Egypt

El-Hosary receives suspended sentence in military trial

Cairo military court handed Sherif El-Hosary a one-year suspended prison sentence for possessing secret military documents

Ahmed Aboulenein

Seven killed in car blast near Turkey-Syria border

ANKARA (AFP) - Seven people were killed and 30 wounded when a car exploded on Monday near the border between Turkey and Syria, the local mayor said. A Syrian-registered car is believed to…

Daily News Egypt

NoMilTrials blames police, prosecutors and judiciary for injustice

From arbitrary arrests to delays in hearings, No to Military Trials for Civilians says all three arms of the law have failed to uphold justice

Luiz Sanchez