Over 3000 participants called during Egypt’s first national conference for political forces for the release of detainees who have been held captive since the January 25 Revolution, Ahram online reported Saturday. Political figures, scholars and activists attended the first session … read more
A court has annulled a 2006 deal to sell Egypt’s historic Omar Effendi department store chain to a Saudi investor, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday, after critics long argued it was sold too cheaply. Omar Effendi, a … read more
he sentencing of former Egyptian interior minister Habib Al Adly is likely to prove a milestone. So far, Al Adly has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on corruption and money-laundering charges and has been ordered to pay back more … read more
At least six people were killed and 120 injured in sectarian clashes outside a Cairo church, an incident officials say began over rumors that a Christian woman who converted to Islam was being held there against her will. Witnesses said … read more
Arab states are keeping mum and not taking positions on the Syrian crisis, fearing the unrest there could spill over their borders as they battle their own internal issues, analysts say. With the Middle East in turmoil, further destabilisation of … read more
Al-Qaida confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and vowed revenge, saying Friday that Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness.” The statement was the first by the terrorist network since its leader was slain in a U.S. raid on his … read more
Israeli officials have expressed alarm at a succession of moves by the interim Egyptian government that they fear signal an impending crisis in relations with Cairo. The widening rift was underscored yesterday when leaders of the rival Palestinian factions Hamas … read more
Cairo yesterday witnessed four major protests . The first protest was held by 300 Salafists who have marched towards Nour Mosque in the Abbasiya district of Cairo to express their anger over the assassination of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden … read more
In Egypt more than 2,000 representatives of the groups that took part in the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak are to hold a national council. The meeting aims to plan their strategy for the election for September. It is … read more
Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, set up by the Muslim Brotherhood to run in this year’s parliamentary election, is proposing the government sell Islamic bonds for the first time. “There’s a high percentage of the Egyptian people that has reservations … read more