Rights group blames authorities for Marinab church attack
By Tony Gamal Gabriel CAIRO: The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemned the attack on a church in Marinab late last month, blaming the authorities for not dealing with the…
Mortada Mansour demands ‘Camel Battle’ judge step down
CAIRO: Defendant and outspoken lawyer Mortada Mansour demanded Sunday that the presiding judge in the "Camel Battle" trial step down, infuriating the rest of the defense team who approve of…
Christians fear Islamist pressure in Egypt
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either…
Imprisoned blogger on hunger strike ‘staying strong,’ says brother
CAIRO: Maikel Nabil, an imprisoned blogger who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days, assured his family that he is “staying strong and will not be broken,” according…
Teachers protest against Cabinet’s failure to meet demands
CAIRO: A dozen public school teachers demonstrated in front of the Cabinet Saturday for its failure to set a timetable for meeting their demands following mass strikes that took place…
Political powers divided over amendments to election, political participation laws
CAIRO: Political powers were divided over the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) cancelation of Article 5 of the election law, while most expressed reservation towards the new amendments…
EMG seeks compensation for Egypt gas disruptions
JERUSALEM: East Mediterranean Gas (EMG) has filed a request for international arbitration in the wake of a series of gas disruptions from Egypt, an EMG stakeholder said on Sunday. Ampal-American…
Jewish settlers clash with Palestinian farmers
AWARTA: Jewish settlers clashed with Palestinian farmers on Sunday as they tried to pick olives from land owned by the family of two men convicted of killing a young settler…
Israel police out in force after Muslim tombs defaced
JERUSALEM: Israeli police deployed reinforcements around Muslim and Christian sites in Jaffa on Sunday after graves in the mixed port town were found to be desecrated, a police spokeswoman said.…
Egypt’s credit rating demoted as political uncertainty weighs
CAIRO: Fitch Ratings recently downgraded Egypt’s long-term default and currency outlook ratings to “negative” as wavering political decisions continue to delay economic growth. “Fitch Ratings believes Egypt cannot begin its…