A prosecutor in Minya was suspended on Sunday and faces a judicial investigation after he ordered a man to receive 80 lashes for being drunk. Prosecutor Hussein Aani said he ordered the lashes because two verses in the Quran call … read more
The Qasr El-Nil Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the detention for four days pending investigation of 30 of those arrested by authorities following Friday’s violent protests outside Egypt’s High Court. Thousands of Islamist protesters, mainly Muslim Brotherhood members, held a rally … read more
On Sunday, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki offered his resignation to President Morsi. Below is the text of Mekki’s resignation letter. Your Excellency Dr. Mohammed Morsi, The President of The Arab Republic Of Egypt, Warm greetings and respect, Since you assigned … read more
The president is contacting the Supreme Judicial Council and the Judges Club to end the controversy over the Judicial Authority Law, which provoked demonstrations Friday titled “Purging the Judiciary,” Freedom and Justice Party sources said. The sources added the president … read more
Opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the Islamist-dominated Shura Council, describing it as incompetent and saying it tried to undermine freedoms and the judiciary. ElBaradei, a longtime reform advocate and Dostour Party leader, wondered on Twitter whether representatives of secular parties … read more
The prosecutor general canceled an order made by the Matay village prosecutor in Minya Governorate, Hussein Anany, that sentenced a man to 80 lashes for being found drunk and possession 25 grams of hashish, a Public Prosecution spokesperson said. “Anany … read more
Egypt’s North Sinai Security Directorate on Sunday announced that it had uncovered a spy ring operating in the area and had arrested someone from the northern city of Rafah on suspicion of spying for Israel. According to news reports, Egyptian … read more
The Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt’s parliament, currently endowed with legislative powers) has approved amendments to a controversial bill regulating public demonstrations. The Shura Council’s legislative committee on Sunday agreed to remove an article of the proposed protest … read more
Egypt’s ministry of electricity plans to use the short messages service (SMS) to inform citizens of the timing of power cuts during the summer, reported a local newspaper. People have to subscribe to this service and register their numbers in … read more
While the Egypt’s Shura Council ( upper house of the parliament) has sent a new revised election law to the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) to hasten its decision over the law legality, analysts believe the court is likely to ask … read more