Latest in Tag: News Highlight
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Presidency responds to SCC
President’s office denies trying to undermine the Supreme Constitutional Court’s reputation
Islamist demonstration planned for Friday in Alexandria
Solidarity demonstration for sheikh accused of urging worshipers to vote “Yes” in constitutional referendum
Tobacco workers on strike
Eastern Company for Tobacco workers demand better wages, family health insurance and permanent contracts
Supreme Electoral Committee defends referendum process
Electoral committee denies violations and roumours that that the secretary general had resigned
UN special envoy visits Cairo for Syria meetings
Arab League and foreign ministry host special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi after Morsy discussed plans for Syrian coalition headquarters in Egypt
Anti-constitutional referendum marches to palace and Tahrir
Four marches organised by National Salvation Front on Tuesday to oppose constitutional referendum
Prosecutor general resigns
Tala’at Abdallah delivered resignation to Supreme Judicial Council amid pressure from prosecutors
Strong Egypt Party resignations false
Party leader Abul Fotouh said to have generated rift between himslef and other party founders
Brawl over constitution in Beni Suef
Anti-constitution protesters file a report against FJP and Muslim Brotherhood members, accusing them of attacking an anti-constitution march
State Council judges will not oversee second phase
Judges say conditions they set to oversee elections were not met
Judiciary to investigate referendum violations
Justice minister appoints judges to investigate violations for the first time in Egyptian electoral history
Votes abroad being tallied
Egyptians in United States, Europe and North Africa reject constitution, while citizens in the Gulf strongly support
US journalist Engel freed after Syria kidnapping
NBC News chief foreign correspondent and his production crew members have been freed unharmed after being kidnapped in Syria
Iraq president in ‘stable’ condition after emergency
Talabani stable after having suffered from a stroke
Kabul sets ambitious ‘roadmap for peace’ with Taliban
Calls for agreements on a ceasefire and the transformation of the Taliban and other armed groups into political parties amid Afghanistan ‘roadmap for peace’
Zuma wins ANC leadership vote by landslide
The South African president will have to work hard to win back South African voters, who increasingly see the ANC as out of touch, incompetent and corrupt.
Carrefour’s acquisition of Metro smacks of monopoly
Chambers of Commerce say deal threatens retail market and hurts competition
EGX upward trend cut short
Analysts say that a “Yes” vote on the constitutional referendum would positively influence the Egyptian stock market
Mubarak men to get retrial
Ex-minister of information and ex-head of state TV to receive a retrial after conviction on corruption charges
Al-Wafd journalists and members march
Al-Wafd demonstrators protest against the attack of their party headquarters and marche to the Press Syndicate and High Court
SCC accuses presidency of lying
Supreme Constitutional Court claims statement made to foreign media by the presidency amounts to “slander”
Solidarity campaign for Palestinian prisoners begins
Campaign calls for solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons
Suez Medical Association denies patients protested
Doctors claim patient protests are illegitimate fabrications
Abu Ismail criticises Ministry of Interior
Salafi cleric accused interior ministry of guarding nobody but themselves
Referendum will be binding regardless of margin
Door still open for dialogue on constitution even after referendum
Prosecutors surround Tala’at Abdallah’s office
Move by prosecutors comes as part of an escalation to remove the controversial prosecutor general
Germany postpones €240 million in debt relief for Egypt
German development minister compares current Egyptian government to former Mubarak regime
12 December declared Press Freedom Day
Press Freedom Day coincides with the death of journalist Al-Hosseini Abu Deif
Sheikh Abdullah Badr sentenced for libel
Sheikh Badr has been known to use his television channel to attack many people in the past
Gaza fisherman shot, army arrests West Bankers
Jewish residents of the hardline Yitzhar settlement clashed with shepherds from the nearby village of Madama