Egypt's current account recorded a $1.4 billion deficit in the three months to September, in contrast to a $610 million surplus in the same period last year when Gulf states provided billions of dollars in aid... Tuesday, 30 December, 2014 - 15:26
The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday that it will not allow the screening of Hollywood's Biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," mirroring similar bans by Egypt and Morocco.
The National Media Council,... Tuesday, 30 December, 2014 - 14:07
Head of the Jewish Community in Egypt Magda Haroun has described the verdict banning the Abu Hasira festival as "unconstitutional."
The Alexandria Administrative Court banned on Monday the celebration... Tuesday, 30 December, 2014 - 12:46
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A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants near the Greek island of Corfu sent out a distress signal saying armed people were on board...
The Islamic State group has published what it says is an interview with a Jordanian pilot it captured after his plane crashed in Syria last week.
In...
International Cooperation Minister Naglaa El-Ahwani said that the volume of French investments in Egypt reached $6.7 billion.
In statements, El-Ahwani added that the trade exchange between Egypt and France hit $3.1 billion in 2013.
She hailed the...