Switzerland ‘freezes $300 million of Mubarak sons’ assets
Swiss authorities have frozen 300 million dollars (227 million euros) sitting in Credit Suisse accounts in Geneva held by the sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the newspaper Le Matin Dimanche reported on Sunday. Alaa (left) and Gamal Mubarak inside a cell during their corruption trial in August 2011. The two sons of ousted Egyptian More...
United Kingdom in £2million settlement with Libyan man over “rendition”
London (United Kingdom): The United Kingdom authorities have confirmed reaching settlement agreement with a Libyan man, Sami Al Sa’adi, over his allegation against British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) More...
Mubarak assets worth € 28 million impounded in Spain
14th December, 2012 London (United Kingdom): Spanish authorities have seized assets worth € 28 million belonging to the former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, report says on Friday. Hosni Mubarak More...
“Arab Spring” or Mistaken Identity of Democracy?
By: Abdulai Mansaray (United Kingdom) Since the volcanic eruptions in the Middle East, the attempt to transform Egypt into the political laboratory for the region’s litmus test for democracy has been fraught More...
Libya and the International Criminal Court – the issues explained
By: Chris Stephen. Some time in the next days or weeks, three judges with black robes and white bibs sitting in a courtroom in The Hague, Netherlands, will make history. The ICC is currently considering whether More...
A Cairo court sentenced the former chairman of Ezz Steel to jail for seven years on graft charges.
CAIRO – A Cairo court sentenced the former chairman of Ezz Steel to jail for seven years on graft charges on Thursday, the second such sentence handed to the businessman and ex-official in ousted leader More...
The New Egypt cabinet, no quick fix for economy
As Egypt’s first permanent government since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak took shape on Wednesday, the first names to emerge suggest a continuity that could aid the economy after 17 months of turmoil. Egypt"s More...
Egyptian parliament reconvenes, defying army
Egypt’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday in an open challenge to the generals who dissolved the assembly last month, stirring up tensions with the military just 10 days into Mohamed Mursi’s presidency. Parliament More...
Mohamed Morsy sworn in as Egypt’s first freely elected president
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsy took the oath of office on Saturday to become the country’s first freely elected leader and its first head of state since Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow last year. Egypt's More...
Dr. Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood wins Egyptian presidency
Dr. Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt’s first democratic president on Sunday by the state election committee, which said he had defeated former general Ahmed Shafik with 51.7 More...