Security forces thwart smuggling of 18 million Tramadol tablets in Suez
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Security forces thwart smuggling of 18 million Tramadol tablets in Suez
The Ain Sokhna Port police force in Suez, in cooperation with the Customs Department, successfully thwarted the attempted smuggling of…
Cabinet names metro’s new third line ‘Revolution line’
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Cabinet names metro’s new third line ‘Revolution line’
The cabinet approved Wednesday a proposal to name the newly-opened third line of the metro the “Revolution line,” Finance Minister…
Egypt rejects foreign assistance in writing constitution
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Egypt rejects foreign assistance in writing constitution
Egypt on Wednesday said it rejected a United Nations offer to help the country write its new constitution, scheduled to…
UN to help develop Egypt subsidy system, says minister
Egypt
February 22, 2012
UN to help develop Egypt subsidy system, says minister
Egypt will receive technical support from the United Nations Development Programme to develop the country’s subsidy system, Supply and Social…
Update: Judge to give verdict in Mubarak trial on 2 June
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Update: Judge to give verdict in Mubarak trial on 2 June
The verdict in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, charged with ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising…
Final round of Shura Council elections begins
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Final round of Shura Council elections begins
Voter turnout remained low Wednesday as the runoff vote for the single-winner seats in the second phase of Shura Council…
Parliament committee to discuss information request on job inheritance
Art news
February 21, 2012
Parliament committee to discuss information request on job inheritance
The People’s Assembly speaker on Tuesday assigned a parliamentary committee to discuss an information request on statements the head of…
Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned
Archaeology
February 21, 2012
Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned
The governor of Aswan has decided to go ahead with the annual celebration to commemorate the biannual solar phenomenon at…
Palestinian energy chief: Egypt ready to supply Gaza with fuel
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Palestinian energy chief: Egypt ready to supply Gaza with fuel
The Egyptian government has expressed readiness to supply Gaza’s only domestic power plant with fuel in the coming days, said…
Court orders the unfreezing of assets belonging to Brotherhood tycoons
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Court orders the unfreezing of assets belonging to Brotherhood tycoons
Egypt's stock market was ordered to unfreeze all the assets owned by two prominent businessmen affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood…