EU condemns asset freeze on NGOs, activists in foreign-funding case
Egypt
September 19, 2016
EU condemns asset freeze on NGOs, activists in foreign-funding case
The European Union said on Monday that the Egyptian government's decision to freeze the assets of rights activists in Egypt…
Saudi plane makes unexpected landing in Cairo as passenger dies
Egypt
September 19, 2016
Saudi plane makes unexpected landing in Cairo as passenger dies
A Saudi passenger plane made an unexpected landing at Cairo International Airport on Monday due to the death of an…
Alternative cultural tours bring Downtown Cairo to life
Archaeology
September 16, 2016
Alternative cultural tours bring Downtown Cairo to life
In capital cities across the world, visitors take tours, seeking to gain some appreciation of what's on offer, from the…
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
Middle East
September 16, 2016
British Ambassador converts to Islam, performs Hajj
The British ambassador to Saudi Arabia has become the first senior British diplomat to embrace Islam and undergo Haj.British Ambassador…
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Beheira resident demands action against burning of farm waste
A recent decree in the governorate of Beheira banning the burning of straw and wood has met with limited success,…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Sisi to meet with Clinton on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Sisi to meet with Clinton on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is due to meet with US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton next week on the sidelines…
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt has completed plans to build its first large-scale water-desalination facility, which will be the largest in the region once…
NCW aims to eliminated sexual harassment during next Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
September 13, 2016
NCW aims to eliminated sexual harassment during next Eid al-Fitr
The National Council for Women has called for the elimination of sexual harassment from Egyptian streets during the next Eid…
Egypt retrieves Pharaonic funerary figurine from Mexico
Archaeology
September 9, 2016
Egypt retrieves Pharaonic funerary figurine from Mexico
Egypt has recovered a Pharaonic funerary figurine that was discovered in Mexico by a local resident, according to a statement…