Mubarak confirms presidential re-election bid as Egypt poll approaches
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak confirmed that he would seek a fifth term in the upcoming September election, the first multi-candidate election in Egypt's recent history. Mubarak promised a transparent and fair election, which has been a contentious...
A video released Monday obtained by AP shows the Iraqi Special Tribunal questioning former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime, including Ali Hassan al-Majid , known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in gassing the...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told CNN's Sunday "Late Edition" that the recent bombings in London and Egypt indicate the Patriot Act is still a necessary law to prevent similar attacks from...
Egypt has extended the detention period for four leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood arrested in May after the group held nationwide protests for political reform. Hundreds of group members were arrested during protests in favor of...
Egyptian security officials hedged Saturday on their willingness to comply with a request by British officials for the extradition of Magdy Mahmoud Mustafa el-Nashar, currently detained in Cairo in connection with the July 7 bombings in London ....
An Egyptian court Tuesday ordered Tarek el-Zomor released from prison for his involvement in the 1981 assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat . El-Zomor was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group which...
Iraqi Al-Qaeda group claims to have executed Egyptian ambassador
An Al-Qaeda group in Iraq has claimed to have executed Eyhab al-Sharif, Egypt's top ambassador to Iraq. He was kidnapped on Saturday shortly after arriving in Baghdad as the first envoy from a major Arab state to the new...
Egyptian presidential candidate trial postponed after witness claims coercion
The forgery trial of Egyptian presidential candidate and prominent al-Ghad party opposition leader Ayman Nour was delayed Wednesday after a witness recanted his testimony in court. Ayman Hassan said security agents threatened to hurt his nieces if...
Egyptian court rejects law on multiple-candidate presidential elections
Egypt's Higher Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that a new law that would have allowed more than one person to run for president is unconstitutional. The proposed change, seen as an important political reform, was ordered by Egyptian President...
Egyptian opposition presidential candidate Ayman Nour pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of forgery as hundreds outside the courthouse protested his trial as a attempt to eliminate any rivals to current President Hosni Mubarak . The...
