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  • Cairo Criminal Court withdraws from trial of Brotherhood's Beltagy, Islamist preacher Hegazy

    Cairo Criminal Court withdraws from trial of Brotherhood's Beltagy, Islamist preacher Hegazy

    Date: 2013-12-07 17:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:427859

    Cairo Criminal Court recused itself Saturday from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood leading figure Mohamed el-Beltagy and Islamist preacher Safwat Hegazy, citing "embarrassment" as reason for its decision. The two Islamist figures were facing trial ....

  • Habib el-Adly trial adjourned to Feb. 13

    Habib el-Adly trial adjourned to Feb. 13

    Date: 2013-12-07 17:12:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:427854

    Giza Criminal Court decided in its session on Saturday to postpone the trial of former interior minister Habib el-Adly in an illicit gains case to February 13. The postponement came after the defense demanded to examine el-Adly's wealth. The ....

  • Court adjourns Mubarak et al appeal against EGP 540 million fine to March 22

    Court adjourns Mubarak et al appeal against EGP 540 million fine to March 22

    Date: 2013-12-07 16:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:427836

    The Supreme Administrative Court adjourns to March 22 an appeal filed by former president Hosni Mubarak, former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former interior minister Habib El-Adly against a judgement fining them EGP 540 million. In May 2011, an ....

  • Fahmi meets British, Norwegian FMs in Manama

    Fahmi meets British, Norwegian FMs in Manama

    Date: 2013-12-07 12:34:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:427346

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi met Saturday with British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende on the sidelines of the "Manama Dialogue" forum. The meetings took up the latest developments in Egypt, ....

  • Putin Spokesman: Customs Union not discussed

    Putin Spokesman: Customs Union not discussed

    Date: 2013-12-07 12:00:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:30 - ID:427291

    The spokesman for Russia's president says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin didn't discuss Ukraine joining a Russian-led customs union, one of the issues driving large protests now in their third week in Kiev, ABC News ....

  • Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk

    Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:58:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:427285

    At least 17 people, including children, have been killed by regime forces on Saturday in a shelter in the town of Nabuk, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. According to www.skynews.com, citing activists inside the town north of ....

  • 4 MB members detained for 15 days over inciting violence in Sohag

    4 MB members detained for 15 days over inciting violence in Sohag

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:56:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:427279

    Four members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Sohag were detained Saturday for 15 days over charges of inciting violence and staging protests against police and army. The four were wanted by the public prosecution. Security authorities ....

  • N. Sinai security foils infiltration bid  into Israel by Sudanese

    N. Sinai security foils infiltration bid into Israel by Sudanese

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:55:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:427272

    The security forces in North Sinai thwarted an infiltration attempt into Israel by a Sudanese national through international borders. The perpetrator, 24 years of age, was spotted while trying to creep into Israel near international border sign ....

  • Muslim Brotherhood to establish TV channel in Turkey

    Muslim Brotherhood to establish TV channel in Turkey

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:52:41 GMT - Turkey - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:427255

    The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has reportedly set up a TV channel which will broadcast from Istanbul, Ehab Shiha, the leader of the so-called “National Alliance for Supporting Legitimacy, announced on Facebook this week. The channel, called ....

  • Cautious calm prevails in Sanaa amid intensive security measures

    Cautious calm prevails in Sanaa amid intensive security measures

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:48:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:427245

    Cautious calm prevailed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and a number of Yemeni cities on Saturday. Security forces were deployed in the streets of Sanaa, after the terrorist act, which hit the Yemeni Defense Ministry on Thursday. In statements to ....

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