Suspect in embezzlement case arrested and handed 450-year sentence
Egypt
February 16, 2014
Suspect in embezzlement case arrested and handed 450-year sentence
Security services have arrested a female suspect, who has been sentenced to 450 years in prison in 410 different lawsuits…
Five Suez ports closed due to weather conditions
Egypt
February 15, 2014
Five Suez ports closed due to weather conditions
Major General Hassan al-Fallah, head of the Red Sea harbors authority, said four ports in Suez were closed due to…
Ambassador to Moscow: Russia believes Egypt is focus of stability in the region
Egypt
February 15, 2014
Ambassador to Moscow: Russia believes Egypt is focus of stability in the region
Egyptian ambassador to Russia Mohamed al-Badry said that most of the Russian media channels described the visit by Defense Minister…
Bombing attempt of gas pipeline in central Sinai foiled
Egypt
February 15, 2014
Bombing attempt of gas pipeline in central Sinai foiled
North Sinai security services thwarted on Friday an attempt to blast the gas pipeline that serves the heavy industries region…
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Egypt
February 13, 2014
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat approved on Thursday referring nine suspects including three German nationals and six Egyptians to Giza Criminal…
Germany questions archaeologists involved in stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Culture
February 12, 2014
Germany questions archaeologists involved in stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
German archaeologists Dominique Goerlitz and Stefan Erdmann, accused of stealing artifacts from King Cheops Pyramid, were arrested, the German ambassador…
Egypt No. 159 in press freedom ranking
Egypt
February 12, 2014
Egypt No. 159 in press freedom ranking
Egypt was ranked 159 out of 180 countries in terms of press freedom in 2013 by the Reporters without Borders…
Presidential media adviser: West wants to invade Egypt, will use terrorism as pretext
Egypt
February 12, 2014
Presidential media adviser: West wants to invade Egypt, will use terrorism as pretext
Presidential Media Adviser Ahmed al-Meslimany claimed that Western powers are trying to use terrorism as a pretext for invading Arab…