Tahrir reopened after 3-day closure
Egypt
December 2, 2013
Tahrir reopened after 3-day closure
Army forces reopened Cairo’s central Tahrir Square for traffic after closure since Friday over protests by Muslim Brotherhood loyalists and…
Court reinstates senior security official acquitted of protester’s murder
Egypt
December 2, 2013
Court reinstates senior security official acquitted of protester’s murder
The Alexandria Administrative Court ruled on Monday to reinstate a former senior security official in Beheira governorate to his job…
Bahaa Eddin discusses cooperation with European Bank officials
Egypt
December 1, 2013
Bahaa Eddin discusses cooperation with European Bank officials
Ziad Bahaa Eddin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Cooperation, left Cairo on Sunday, heading to London on a…
Dutch ambassador to Cairo says Netherlands interested in Suez Canal development project
Egypt
December 1, 2013
Dutch ambassador to Cairo says Netherlands interested in Suez Canal development project
In remarks on Sunday, Dutch Ambassador to Cairo Gerard Steeghs expressed his country’s interest in the Suez Canal development project. He stressed…
No new military cooperation contracts signed with Egypt: Russian official
Egypt
November 29, 2013
No new military cooperation contracts signed with Egypt: Russian official
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov, said that the talks of Russian Foreign Sergei Lavrov and Defense ministers Sergei Shoigu,…
Defendants accused of raping, killing 5-year-old girl
Egypt
November 28, 2013
Defendants accused of raping, killing 5-year-old girl
Top prosecutor Hesham Barakat has referred two defendants to the criminal court, accused of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl in…
Governor allocates ‘free protest zone’ in Giza
Egypt
November 28, 2013
Governor allocates ‘free protest zone’ in Giza
Ali Abdel Rahman, governor of Giza, announced the governorate has allocated a 3.5-acre piece of land to hold peaceful demonstrations…
Writer Hamed abdel Samad returns after 3-day disappearance, says Interior Ministry
Egypt
November 27, 2013
Writer Hamed abdel Samad returns after 3-day disappearance, says Interior Ministry
Hamed Abdel Samad, 43, the German writer and history professor at the University Munich, who disappeared on Sunday for three days,…
German archaeologists will not be penalized for stealing King Cheops artifacts: Source
Egypt
November 27, 2013
German archaeologists will not be penalized for stealing King Cheops artifacts: Source
Informed source from Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs has revealed that the three German archaeologists, who were accused of…
Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals
Egypt
November 26, 2013
Azhar condemns banning Angolan Muslims from practising rituals
Al-Azhar strongly condemned the banning of Muslims in Angola from practising their religious traditions and expressed concern over news circulated…