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Egypt court postpones trial of 26 suspected Islamist militants

April 20, 2013 12:15
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Cairo court postponed the trial on Saturday of 26 alleged Islamist militants accused of planning attacks against the Egyptian state, after the defendants shouted at the judge overseeing the case. They specifically objected to court officials putting one of them in a separate cage, and called Judge Shaaban el-Shamy a corrupt figure from deposed leader Hosni Mubarak's regime.

Egypt's Mubarak stays in detention despite second release order

April 20, 2013 11:30
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Saturday ordered Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak released pending a verdict on illicit gains charges, the second release order in a week, but he will remain in detention because he still faces other charges, court sources said. The appeal hearing on Saturday was held in Torah prison, to where 84-year-old Mubarak was transferred from an army hospital on Wednesday after an apparent improvement in his fragile health.

Egypt's Mursi says plans cabinet reshuffle

April 20, 2013 11:00
By Omar Fahmy CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he planned to reshuffle his cabinet in a move that could help build political consensus around a $4.8 billion loan Cairo is seeking from the International Monetary Fund.

Egypt's Morsi to announce cabinet shuffle

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 10:45
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi will announce a cabinet shuffle, a presidential palace official said on Saturday, but it will unlikely meet opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the government. "A ministerial change and a change in governors, and the responsibility will go to those who are most qualified," Morsi himself wrote on Twitter. A presidential official confirmed that Morsi would "imminently" announce the changes. se/hkb

Egypt police arrest 39 in Cairo clashes: judicial source

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 08:45
Egyptian police made 39 arrests after clashes between Islamists and opponents that saw both sides use firearms in central Cairo, leaving more than 100 people injured, officials said on Saturday. A judicial source said prosecutors have begun questioning the suspects, as the health ministry said Friday's violence had injured 105 people. The clashes began after opposition activists marched on Islamists holding a rally outside the Supreme Court to demand the ouster of judges they believe are opposed to Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

AFP 0500 GMT News Advisory

Agence France-PresseApril 20, 2013 01:45
Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US police detain Boston bomb suspect + Hundreds dead or hurt in China quake + First Iraq polls since US withdrawal US-attacks,update-WRAP BOSTON, Massachusetts US police capture an ethnic Chechen teenager suspected of staging the Boston Marathon bombings, after a desperate manhunt that virtually paralyzed the city and its suburbs. 800 words 0800 GMT by Tim Witcher. Picture. Graphic. Video

'At least 82 hurt' as Egypt Islamists, rivals clash in Cairo

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 21:15
At least 82 people were hurt on Friday in clashes after opposition activists marched on thousands of Islamists rallying outside a central Cairo court demanding judicial reform, an official said. The fighting erupted near the iconic Tahrir Square, roughly 0.5 kilometres from where the Islamists had staged their rally, with each side throwing stones at the other. A few activists on the opposition side fired homemade guns loaded with birdshot at the Islamists, who had taken over a main bridge that crosses the Nile River.

'At least 82 hurt' as Egypt Islamists, rivals clash in Cairo

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 18:15
At least 82 people were hurt on Friday in clashes after opposition activists marched on thousands of Islamists rallying outside a central Cairo court demanding judicial reform, an official said. The fighting erupted near the iconic Tahrir Square, roughly 0.5 kilometres from where the Islamists had staged their rally, with both sides trading stones. A few activists on the opposition side fired homemade guns loaded with birdshot at the Islamists, who had taken over a main bridge that crosses the Nile River.

'At least 82 hurt' as Egypt Islamists, rivals clash in Cairo

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 17:01
At least 82 people were hurt on Friday in clashes after opposition activists marched on thousands of Islamists rallying outside a central Cairo court demanding judicial reform, an official said. The fighting erupted near the iconic Tahrir Square, roughly 0.5 kilometres from where the Islamists had staged their rally, with both sides trading stones. A few activists on the opposition side fired homemade guns loaded with birdshot at the Islamists, who had taken over a main bridge that crosses the Nile River.

'At least 82 hurt' as Egypt Islamists, rivals clash in Cairo

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 16:01
At least 82 people were hurt on Friday after Egyptian opposition activists marched on thousands of Islamists rallying outside the Supreme Court in central Cairo demanding judicial reform, an official said. The fighting took place in Abdel Moneim Square and on the October 6 Bridge that passes over it after crossing the Nile River. Islamists on the bridge threw rocks at militants below, including masked members of the so-called Black Bloc. An AFP correspondent said some of the Black Bloc members fired birdshot at people on the bridge, wounding two of them.
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