Court extends detention of boat crew after migrant disaster off Beheira
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Court extends detention of boat crew after migrant disaster off Beheira
Rashid Misdemeanor court in Beheira governorate extended the detention of four boat crew members for 15 days on Saturday in…
Mubarak-era PM reinstated as engineering professor at Cairo University
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Mubarak-era PM reinstated as engineering professor at Cairo University
Ahmed Nazif, who served as prime minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, is being reinstated as a professor in the…
Court sentences 7 to death for murder of General Nabil Farrag
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Court sentences 7 to death for murder of General Nabil Farrag
North Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced seven defendants to death and five others to 10 years in prison each for…
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt
September 24, 2016
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt's new school year started on Saturday amid tightened security measures at high schools and universities, with security personnel deployed…
Interview: Miss Mexico full of praise for Egypt during sponsored visit
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Interview: Miss Mexico full of praise for Egypt during sponsored visit
“I didn’t even imagine that Egypt would be so spectacular, with such a breath-taking allure.”These were the words of Yesenia…
FM specifies terms for return of British flights to Egypt
Egypt
September 23, 2016
FM specifies terms for return of British flights to Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed to his British counterpart Boris Johnson the importance of setting clear terms for the…
Navy recovers 32 more bodies from Mediterranean after human trafficking disaster
Egypt
September 23, 2016
Navy recovers 32 more bodies from Mediterranean after human trafficking disaster
The Egyptian Navy has lifted 32 more dead bodies from the Mediterranean Sea after Wednesday's migrant boat disaster off the…
Rare whale shark spotted off Hurghada coast
Egypt
September 23, 2016
Rare whale shark spotted off Hurghada coast
Several sailors spotted a whale shark in the Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada on Thursday.
Electrical circuits used in explosive devices smuggled in from Qatar: Cairo airport officials
Egypt
September 22, 2016
Electrical circuits used in explosive devices smuggled in from Qatar: Cairo airport officials
Cairo Airport authorities have launched an investigation after of a bag was detected coming from Qatar containing a large number…
April 6 co-ordinator continues hunger strike for fifth day
Egypt
September 22, 2016
April 6 co-ordinator continues hunger strike for fifth day
April 6 Youth Movement co-ordinator Amr Ali has continued his hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day in protest against…