Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad. Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health reasons, was jailed for nearly four years after challenging the country's longtime president, Hosni Mubarak, in a 2005 election. He had been convicted of forgery in the vote, though he and his supporters say the charges were fabricated to eliminate him from... Read Full Story
CAIRO (Reuters) - Choosing a possible successor to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, 81, is not on the agenda for a ruling party conference this weekend, a party official said, despite silence on the issue fuelling speculation it might be. Mubarak, who has run Egypt for 28 years and will address the National Democratic Party conference that began on Saturday, has yet to say whether he will run in the 2011 election. His son Gamal, 45, a top party official, is tipped as the most likely... Read Full Story
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief and former Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa did not rule out seeking the country's presidency in an interview that is likely to fuel speculation about who could succeed President Hosni Mubarak. Moussa, aged 73 and praised by many Egyptians and Arabs for criticism of both Israel and past U.S. Middle East policies, told Shorouk the next leader could also be Mubarak's politician son, Gamal Mubarak, 45. Moussa's comments, albeit vague, will add to... Read Full Story
The head of the Arab League indicated in an interview published Tuesday that he may consider running for Egypt's presidency in elections scheduled for 2011. Amr Moussa's remarks come amid a heated debate in Egypt about who would replace President Hosni Mubarak who has ruled the Arab world's most populated nation for 28 years. The 81-year-old Mubarak has not said whether he will run for another six-year term in the 2011 vote. Mubarak, 81, has no designated successor and there is widespread... Read Full Story
Some Egyptians are lashing out at the government over the case of Culture Minister Faruq Hosni and his failed bid for the top job at UNESCO, blaming the regime or Hosni himself for the defeat. Egypt fought a tough diplomatic battle to get Hosni elected, and when the man lost out to Bulgaria's Irina Bokova last week, government officials and Hosni blamed "Jewish groups" and some Western states for his defeat. But some commentators say the causes of the Hosni's failure lie much nearer to home... Read Full Story
Opposition groups of all political stripes gathered Wednesday to launch a new coalition calling for reforms and an end to the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power since 1981. "The Egyptian Campaign against Presidential Succession" is organised by Ayman Nur, Egypt's most famous poltical dissident and the only serious challenger to Mubarak in the 2005 presidential elections. It groups members of the Kefaya movement, which broke political ground in 2005 by organising anti... Read Full Story
Croatia and Egypt agreed on Saturday to boost their economic cooperation during a visit by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Zagreb, the Croatian government said in a statement. The two sides "agreed to achieve closer cooperation" in the energy and tourism sectors, the statement said. Mubarak on Friday met Croatian President Stipe Mesic and held talks Saturday with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. During his meeting with Mesic, Mubarak cheered the "courageous beginning" of Croatian... Read Full Story
Culture minister Faruq Hosni's failure to secure UNESCO's top job will do little to shake Egypt's foreign policy, even if Cairo's grumblings are heard for a while to come, analysts said on Thursday. A firm ally of the United States, Egypt claims a key role in the efforts for Arab-Israeli peace and is the frontman for dialogue with the Europeans through the Union for the Mediterranean. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation on Tuesday picked Bulgarian career diplomat Irina... Read Full Story
Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni lashed out at the United Nations for being "politicised" on Wednesday after losing out in his bid to head UNESCO, as his country's press charged the vote was proof of a "clash of civilisations." "The organisation has become politicised," Hosni told reporters at Cairo airport, a day after he lost to Bulgarian Irina Bokova. "Two votes were taken away. Two votes that were considered... a betrayal," Hosni said after dropping from 29 votes in the fourth round... Read Full Story
Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni slammed the UN for being "politicised" on Wednesday after losing a bid to head UNESCO, as Egypt's press charged the vote was proof of a "clash of civilisations." "The organisation has become politicised," Hosni told reporters at Cairo airport, a day after he lost to Bulgarian Irina Bokova. "Two votes were taken away. Two votes that were considered... a betrayal," Hosni said after dropping from 29 votes in the fourth round of the election to 27 in the... Read Full Story
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