Giza Criminal Court acquitted former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni Saturday of embezzlement charges to the tune of LE9 million. “Only weak souls make illicit gains,” Hosni had said from the defendant’s cage, while pleading not guilty during the previous session. … read more
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has praised the current economic relationship between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. At the first meeting of the Egyptian-Saudi Arabian Follow-up Committee for Coordination and Political Consultation in Riyadh, Amr said in the presence of Saudi … read more
Ten Egyptian ministers are decided to be replaced in a partial cabinet reshuffle, including the interior and finance ministers, state news agency MENA reported. The Ministry of Interior will be taken over by General Mohamed Ibrahim, who was an assistant … read more
The secretary of the Salafist El-Nour Party in Alexandria, Tarek Fahim, criticised Friday the newly formed Salafist rival Al-Watan Party, saying it is not based on Islamic Sharia law. Fahim said he expects the new party to exert little influence … read more
The Salafi-oriented Asala Party held its first internal elections on Friday since the 25 January revolution. Ehab Shiha won the seat of chairman with 179 votes, while former party chairman Adel Afifi received 13. Mahmoud Sultan, a member of the … read more
Tribal chiefs from South and North Sinai plan to meet with high-level Cabinet officials to discuss problems in the region, informed military sources said on Friday. The meeting comes after the defense minister’s decision to ban private ownership of land … read more
A detainee escaped from the al-Zatoun Police Station on Friday after his relatives attacked the station. Three other detainees also attempted to break free, but were restrained by the police. The four suspects had been arrested for driving without a … read more
A group of Egyptians currently detained in the United Arab Emirates on charges of attempting to form a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood there could face the death penalty if found guilty, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said … read more
As the Egyptian government comes to terms with its dwindling funds and struggles to navigate a worsening financial crisis, the country’s expensive public service of subsidizing energy usage is once again in spotlight. One researcher believes that he has found … read more
A draft law in the works to regulate protests and strikes is raising eyebrows and causing concern over the future of the right to demonstrate. The Islamist-dominated Shura Council’s Human Rights Committee has used its newly granted legislative powers to … read more