MENA
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
Egypt
April 15, 2013
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
All Nile Basin countries should unite around the issue of sharing the Nile’s water, instead of fighting over it, said…
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud decided to grant 10 percent of the revenues of advertising, which are broadcast on television…
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
The Christian family accused of sparking the sectarian violence in Khosous surrendered to police Monday out of fear they would…
Wafd Party sets conditions for participation in elections
Egypt
April 14, 2013
Wafd Party sets conditions for participation in elections
The Wafd Party would neither run in the upcoming parliamentary elections nor participate in the planned national dialogue unless the…
Court to consider Mubarak release petition Monday
Egypt
April 14, 2013
Court to consider Mubarak release petition Monday
The Cairo Court of Appeals set Monday as the date to consider a grievance former President Hosni Mubarak submitted, in…
Public Prosecution requests Mubarak health report
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Public Prosecution requests Mubarak health report
The Public Prosecution is requesting a medical report on former President Hosni Mubarak from the Maadi Military Hospital to determine…
Gunmen attack security checkpoint in South Sinai
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Gunmen attack security checkpoint in South Sinai
Unidentified attackers fired at policemen manning a checkpoint on the Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel-Sharm el-Sheikh Road near Wadi Feiran, 50 kilometers…
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Prosecution orders 10 arrested over cathedral clashes
The West Cairo Prosecution has ordered arrest of 10 people suspected of involvement in the violent clashes that broke out…
Customs source: Evasions stand at LE1 bln
Egypt
April 13, 2013
Customs source: Evasions stand at LE1 bln
A source at the Customs Authority has said that LE1.182 billion in unpaid customs and tax evasions remain unpaid from…
Copts detained in Libya released early, say church sources
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Copts detained in Libya released early, say church sources
Libya has reportedly released four Egyptian Copts who had been imprisoned for over a month on charges of proselytizing, said…