
Saturday 19th May, 2012
Egypt army beat, tortured protesters: rights group
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian soldiers beat and tortured protesters they had arrested at a demonstration near the Defence Ministry this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday, citing victims ...
EBRD agrees 1 bln euro N.Africa fund
LONDON May 19 (Reuters) - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development shareholders agreed a 1 billion euro ($1.27 billion) special fund for the Middle East and North Africa on Saturday ahead ...
Howard Steven Friedman: Democracy's Pulse in Egypt
While finishing a 2-week stint here in Egypt, I can't help but reflect on the current and future state of Egyptian democracy. Egypt has gone through great changes in a short period of time. It ...
Targeting Corruption, Egypt Goes After Mubarak's Wife
TimeTargeting Corruption, Egypt Goes After Mubarak's Wife Suzanne Mubarak suffers what may be a heart attack as Egyptian prosecutors prepare to level corruption charges against her By Vivienne Walt ...
Reintegration of Displaced Community Citizens, an ECOWAS Priority
All AfricaMonrovia-Liberia - The resettlement and reintegration of ECOWAS citizens displaced by conflicts is a priority critical to the region's overarching people-centred integration and development ...
Egypt to choose Mubarak successor
IOLCairo - Egyptians are being called to vote on Wednesday in the historic first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was toppled by the Arab Spring uprising last ...
Viewpoints: Egyptian candidate could bridge divide of secular, devout
General SourcesCAIRO – In this presidential campaign headquarters, in a second-floor apartment in the Cairo neighborhood of Garden City, young female volunteers in full veil work alongside women in colorful head ...
'Islamist Abol Fotouh leading in Egypt expat vote'
Jerusalem PostSemi-official results from Egypt's expatriates vote for the country's upcoming presidential election showed independent Islamist candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh in the lead, ...
A wrap-up of developments in Iran, Egypt, Bahrain
Turkish PressAs we have focused on developments in Iraq and Syria for some time, we could not take up other significant developments in the region. This week we are going to briefly examine developments in Iran, ...
Egyptian Medics Likely to Open Hospital in Kigali
All AfricaA team of six Egyptian medical specialists on Thursday expressed interest in setting up a joint medical school in Kigali. The medics, who have been in Rwanda for a week performed surgery on 50 ...
Israeli company writes off stake in Egyptian gas
General SourcesFILE - In this Monday, March 5, 2012 file photo, flames rise from a gas pipeline explosion in el-Arish, Egypt. An Israeli company says it has written off its entire 12.5 percent investment in the ...
Egyptians to choose Hosni Mubarak's successor on Wednesday
NDTVCairo: Egyptians are being called to vote on Wednesday in the historic first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was toppled by the Arab Spring uprising last year.The landmark poll will define ...
Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepover
ReutersIn a sort of VIP sleepover, G8 leaders bedded down in rustic cabins in rural Maryland, where the U.S. presidential retreat known as Camp David is hosting by far the largest international summit ...
DIARY - Middle East to Aug 14
ReutersAll times are provisional and in GMT. Other major diaries; For all Top Economic events, Click on For all Top Economic Indicators, Click on For Emerging Market economic events, Click on For ...
Egyptian presidential election ends in UAE
Khaleej TimesThe six-day voting by expatriates in the Egyptian presidential election has come to an end. A top diplomat here said nearly all 61,427 Egyptians registered in the Electoral College in the UAE cast ...
Candidates jockey for lead days ahead of Egyptian election
Globe and MailIn a campaign that has become a referendum on the place of Islam in society and threatens a pivotal peace treaty with Israel, Egyptians vote for a new president next Wednesday and Thursday, the ...
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
General SourcesWhen Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread poverty and crippling ...
Ex-foreign minister heads presidential field in Egypt
UPIAmr Moussa appears to be the man to beat in a crowded field as the country's presidential election approaches. Most opinion polls show Moussa about 20 points ahead of his nearest challenger, ...
Egyptian director sends defiant message home
General SourcesCANNES: Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with his Arab Spring drama "Baad al-Mawkeaa" ("After the Battle"), defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for ...
Gallup survey finds support in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood dropping as presidential vote nears
Miami HeraldCAIRO -- Support for Egypt’s Islamist political parties has plummeted ahead of this country’s presidential election next week, a Gallup survey released Friday has found, while early ...
Egypt's New President Could Come From Old Guard
General SourcesReuters/Landov Amr Moussa, a prominent figure during the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak, is the front-runner as Egyptians prepare to vote for president next week. He is shown here during a ...
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