18 undocumented Egyptian migrants deported from Syria, Zimbabwe
Egypt
March 17, 2012
18 undocumented Egyptian migrants deported from Syria, Zimbabwe
Eighteen Egyptians deported from Syria and Zimbabwe due to illegally residing in those countries reached Cairo International Airport on Saturday,…
Official: Over 3,000 livestock deaths from foot and mouth disease
Egypt
March 17, 2012
Official: Over 3,000 livestock deaths from foot and mouth disease
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is continuing to spread in Egypt, with officials saying that 3110 livestock have been lost so…
General: Ship carrying weapons from US not bound for Egypt
Egypt
March 16, 2012
General: Ship carrying weapons from US not bound for Egypt
Egypt's defense attache in Washington, DC has denied an Amnesty International report that a ship carrying weapons from the US…
Egypt in talks with Libya over extradition of Qadhafi-era officials
Egypt
March 15, 2012
Egypt in talks with Libya over extradition of Qadhafi-era officials
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is in talks with Libyan authorities to extradite officials from the former regime of Muammar Qadhafi…
Arab countries to agree on Mediterranean union co-chair
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Arab countries to agree on Mediterranean union co-chair
Consultations are ongoing between Arab countries to choose a country to hold the co-presidency of the Union for the Mediterranean,…
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Authorities stop alleged church construction in Minya
Security forces have stopped construction on a building in a village in Minya that was suspected of being turned into…
Large fire destroys 11 stores north of Cairo
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Large fire destroys 11 stores north of Cairo
A huge fire burnt 11 stores in the Shubra al-Kheima district of Qalyubiya on Wednesday. The stores, located east of the railway,…
Five airlines at Cairo airport cancel flights for lack of passengers
Business
March 14, 2012
Five airlines at Cairo airport cancel flights for lack of passengers
Five airline companies operating out of Cairo International Airport canceled their flights Wednesday due to an absence of passengers, airport…
Abouel Fotouh: Mubarak-era figures using foreign funds to rig election
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Abouel Fotouh: Mubarak-era figures using foreign funds to rig election
Remnants of the Mubarak regime are attempting to influence voters' choices in the forthcoming presidential election, presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim…
British official: UK to apply its laws in returning smuggled Egyptian funds
Egypt
March 13, 2012
British official: UK to apply its laws in returning smuggled Egyptian funds
The UK will apply its own legal procedures to return money smuggled abroad by Mubarak regime figures, Alistair Burt, parliamentary…