Orascom Devt appeals against chairman’s jail term
CAIRO: Egyptian real estate and hotels firm Orascom Development has lodged an appeal after a court made an initial ruling to jail its chairman over accusations of stock price manipulation…
Activists launch e-protest against military trials of civilians
CAIRO: Over 100,000 comments were posted on the Facebook page of the ruling military council last Saturday as part of an online protest on social media websites against military trial…
Ex- Housing Minister’s trial adjourned to Sept. 24
CAIRO: The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned Saturday the case of former Minister of Housing Mohamed Ibrahim Suleiman who faces corruption charges to Sept. 24, for the defense team to review…
Brother of Sadat’s assassin returns to Egypt
CAIRO: The brother of the Islamist assassin of former president Anwar Sadat returned to Egypt from exile in Iran on Sunday and surrendered to the authorities, an AFP correspondent reported.…
Democratic Alliance insists on changes to parliament law, receives candidacy applications
CAIRO: The Democratic Alliance parties formed a committee Saturday to demand the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) make changes to the recently amended parliament law. The Alliance is…
Syria rejects Arab League statement: diplomats
CAIRO: Syria on Sunday rejected an Arab League statement demanding an end to the bloodshed in the country as the organization's chief waited for a green light to travel to…
Public transport workers call off planned strike following concessions
CAIRO: Public Transportation Authority workers and drivers called off a strike planned for Sunday following concessions by the authority's management. Mona Mostafa, head of the authority, issued a decree Saturday…
Forensic committee to examine Khaled Saeid case takes oath
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: A new committee of forensic experts assigned to re-examine the case of 28-year-old Khaled Saeid took the oath before the Alexandria Criminal Court during a procedural…
Israel unlikely to allow Egypt to deploy more forces in Sinai now, say reports
CAIRO: Israel will not approve the deployment of more Egyptian troops in Sinai soon, an Israeli newspaper quoted the Israeli prime minister as saying on Sunday. The decision needs to…
The struggle to find more than words in Europe’s reviewed neighborhood policy: Part 1
BRUSSELS/CAIRO: Surprised with the so called “Arab Spring,” Europe has been scrambling to justify relations with former dictators while it revises policies to better suit the democratization aspirations of North…