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Most Egyptians are in favor of annulling a peace treaty with Israel, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday. The US-based think tank polled 1,000 adults throughout Egypt between March 24 and April 7, finding that only … read more
Nearly 200 people Monday afternoon gathered outside the Egyptian Radio and Television Union building on Cairo’s Nile Corniche to protest the prosecution of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who is currently being detained pending investigation into allegations of corruption and killing … read more
A Facebook poll conducted by the Egyptian Transportation Ministry has shown that the majority of respondents agree to changing the name of Cairo’s Mubarak subway station to “Shuhadaa” (Martyrs) station. According to the poll, administered by subway authorities, 3542 respondents … read more
Libya’s rebel national council has asked Egyptian authorities to stop Libyans based in Egypt trying to destabilize rebel-held eastern Libya and fund Muammar Qaddafi’s government, the head of the council said on Sunday. Mustafa Abdel Jalil accused Qaddafi’s cousin Ahmed … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered that former president Hosni Mubarak to be moved from his hospital in a Red Sea resort town to a military facility, the state news agency reported. Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud said Mr Mubarak was originally … read more
“The Gulf tour that Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was scheduled to begin tomorrow has been postponed until Monday due to the fact that Sharaf has many commitments at home,” said Ahmed al-Saman, the prime minister’s media spokesman. Sharaf was scheduled … read more
The email took me by surprise. Egyptian Tourism was inviting a handful of journalists to be part of a delegation that would travel to Egypt for a week. The reporter’s task would simply be this: “To give a balanced and … read more
The Google executive who helped spark this year’s popular revolt in Egypt says he’s taking a “long-term sabbatical” from the tech company and setting up a nongovernmental organization to help Egyptians with their transition to the post-Mubarak era. Wael Ghonim, … read more
Two former Egyptian ministers are to face trial for selling natural gas to Israel at a low price, judicial sources said on Saturday. Sameh Fahmi and Mahmud Latif are accused of costing the state 714 million dollars in losses because … read more