Monthly Archives: March 2009

Cairo Criticizes Decision Reducing US Aid

By | 2009-03-17T05:46:00-04:00 March 17th, 2009|News|

Cairo has criticized the US Senate's decision ratifying the former US president George Bush's recommendation to reduce the U.S. economic aid to Egypt from $415 million to $200 million. It has also renewed its refusal to have the aid linked to any conditions.

EGYPTIAN EXPATS DEMAND MUBARAK INDICTMENT

By | 2009-03-16T04:50:00-04:00 March 16th, 2009|News|

Egyptian expats living in the United States are filing a petition against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Interior Minister Habib Al-‘Adli, demanding they be indicted by the International Criminal Court. Around 200 activists say the two officials should face legal action over what they are calling crimes against humanity because of their torture of political prisoners, a report in the London-based Al-Quds Al-‘Arabi said.