Court frees five police over protester deaths
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court cleared five police officers on Thursday of criminal charges over the killing of five protesters in El-Sayeda Zeinab during the uprising that ousted President Hosni…
Egypt to try Austrian, German on weapons charges
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor general on Wednesday referred four people, including an Austrian citizen and German national, to a state security court on charges of smuggling weapons into the country. The…
Pensions to increase ahead of IMF visit, says premier
CAIRO: Egypt’s Prime Minister said Wednesday the government will increase pensions and beneficiaries at a monthly cost of LE 100 to LE 120 million, a week before an expected visit…
Mubarak trial adjourned to Jan. 2
CAIRO: Judge Ahmed Refaat adjourned Wednesday the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak to Jan. 2 in a procedural session after a three-month halt. Mubarak’s defense team requested access to…
Brotherhood-Revolutionary Socialists rift hints at political future, say analysts
CAIRO: The recent war of words between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the Revolutionary Socialists (RS), not only represents an ideological conflict, but also indicates how the political map of…
Nasr City marches against SCAF
CAIRO: Hundreds marched Tuesday in the upper middle class neighborhood of Nasr City west of Cairo to denounce military rule. The march, which is part of popular street action to…
Activists launch ‘Masrena’ to pursue goals of the revolution
CAIRO: A group of ten political activists from across the political and intellectual spectrum launched Tuesday a new movement called “Masrena” (Our Egypt) through which youth can communicate proposals for…
Syria urged to give observers free hand
DAMASCUS: Arab League observers prepared Wednesday to visit three key protests hubs in Syria as world powers urged Damascus to give them full access as they try to seek the…
Libya struggles to address issue of militias
TRIPOLI: Libya's rulers are struggling to deal with thousands of civilian fighters who helped oust Moamer Qaddafi and remain organized in armed brigades but now want key roles in the…
Residents of Sohag say their governorate is neglected
SOHAG/CAIRO: Residents of Sohag complain that their governorate is abandoned, its resources wasted and the prominent role it played in history overlooked. The governorate, from which King Menes…