Jimmy Carter says few problems don’t disrupt elections
CAIRO: Former US president Jimmy Carter arrives at a polling station in Rod El-Farag in Cairo. (Daily News Egypt Photo / Hassan Ibrahim)said there were only few problems that don’t…
Judge releases Ayman Nour without bail, interrogation of others to follow over Cabinet clashes
CAIRO: The investigating judge Wagdy Abdel Moneim released without bail Tuesday Head of Ghad El-Thawra Party Ayman Nour pending investigations into his alleged involvement in the recent Cabinet clashes between…
Muslim Brotherhood to sue newspaper for ‘fabrication’
CAIRO: According to the media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood, Waleed Shalaby, the group will file a complaint with the General Prosecutor against a newly launched newspaper named Veto, accusing…
Activist’s retrial appeal accepted after 10 months in prison
CAIRO: An appeal for the retrial of activist Amr El-Beheiry was accepted on Tuesday after tens of supporters took to the streets of Downtown on Monday night in a solidarity…
Interrogations begin with members of raided local NGOs
CAIRO: An investigating judge started Tuesday interrogating members of local NGOs in the foreign funding probe. Researcher at the Budgetary and Human Rights Observatory (BHRO) Ahmed El-Salakawy was the first…
Mubarak defense will last a month, says court chief
CAIRO: Defense lawyers in the trial of ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his sons and seven former security officials will begin to present their cases from next Tuesday and have a…
Voters unenthusiastic about repeat in Sahel
CAIRO: Cairo province’s first constituency, which had recorded the highest voter turnout during the first round of Egypt’s staggered parliamentary elections, witnessed noticeably low turnout during the repeat Tuesday. The…
Less tribal candidates leads to lower turnout in North Sinai run-offs
CAIRO: The loss of some tribe-backed candidates is one of the main reasons for the low voter turnout in the North Sinai run-offs on Tuesday. Three of the four candidates…
West edges closer to confrontation with Iran
TEHRAN: Iran's showdown with the West slid closer to dangerous confrontation on Tuesday as international alarm over a new uranium enrichment plant and Tehran's death sentence for a "CIA spy"…
Burning roadblocks at 2nd day of Nigeria strike
LAGOS: Angry youths erected a burning roadblock outside luxury enclaves in Nigeria's commercial capital Tuesday as a paralyzing national strike over fuel prices and government corruption entered its second day.…