Egypt court postpones TMG hearing to June 21
CAIRO: An Egyptian court postponed to June 21 a hearing over a state land sale to Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), the country's biggest listed developer, in a case that has…
Report: Qatar to invest up to $10 bln in Egypt
CAIRO: Qatar is looking at pumping up to $10 billion through investments and projects into Egypt, the Gulf emirate's ambassador was quoted as saying Tuesday, offering new hope to an…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
By Yasmine Saleh / Reuters CAIRO: An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a political party and contest the…
Bloggers slam army council in anti-SCAF blogging day
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Egyptian bloggers slammed the policies of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) on Monday after a call to publish blog posts criticizing the military…
Outspoken Copt says stripping him of nationality illegal
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Outspoken Coptic lawyer Morris Sadek described an Administrative Court decision stripping him of Egyptian citizenship as being legally null and void. “A court cannot strip a citizen…
Army’s latest statement a warning against mass protests, says analyst
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: “The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued its last statement to warn the people against holding mass protests on May 27,” analyst Nabil Abdel Fattah,…
CAIRO: Egyptian bloggers slammed the policies of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) on Monday after a call to publish blog posts criticizing the military rulers to break the fear barrier and media silence over what the bloggers referred to
CAIRO: Egyptian bloggers slammed the policies of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) on Monday after a call to publish blog posts criticizing the military rulers to break…
Police officer coerces families of martyrs, claims rights group
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: A police officer who was previously convicted of torturing a man to death has been reinstated and is now pressuring the families of the Jan. 25 martyrs…
In new Egypt, police talk to human rights groups
By Dina Zayed /Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's police, whose credibility was shattered for using excessive force against anti-government protesters who toppled President Hosni Mubarak from power, will give more focus to human…
Prosecutor General to issue statement on Mubarak’s status
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: A decision on the status of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s detention is expected this week after he completes 45 days, the maximum period for remanding a defendant…