Egypt, Jordan sign amended gas deal
Business
December 21, 2011
Egypt, Jordan sign amended gas deal
Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday signed an agreement amending the price of gas exported to Jordan. The deal was signed…
Tourist arrivals drop 24% in third quarter
Business
December 21, 2011
Tourist arrivals drop 24% in third quarter
Tourism in Egypt was down almost 24 percent for the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last…
Alexandria court postpones trial of policemen accused of torture
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Alexandria court postpones trial of policemen accused of torture
The Alexandria Criminal Court on Monday decided to postpone the first session of the trial for policemen accused of killing…
Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’
Books
December 19, 2011
Minister: Egypt still has 3 copies of Napoleon’s ‘Déscription de l’Egypte’
Egypt still has three first edition copies of Napoleon’s "Déscription de l'Egypte" (Description of Egypt) after one copy was damaged…
Security officer shot at Israeli border
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Security officer shot at Israeli border
State-run news agency MENA reported on Sunday that an Egyptian Central Security Forces officer in North Sinai Governorate was injured…
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Egypt
December 13, 2011
Araby: Arab League cannot protect Syrians without regime cooperation
Arab foreign ministers will decide if the Syrian issue should be internationalized, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said Tuesday.…
Italy deports 44 Egyptian illegal immigrants
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Italy deports 44 Egyptian illegal immigrants
Forty-four illegal Egyptian immigrants deported by Italian authorities arrived in the Cairo airport on Sunday. They were arrested last week…
Egypt negotiates 25 million-euro grant with EU, World Bank
Business
December 9, 2011
Egypt negotiates 25 million-euro grant with EU, World Bank
Egypt has negotiated a 25 million-euro grant for development projects with the European Union and World Bank, an official with…
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
Books
December 9, 2011
Sotheby’s London to auction Naguib Mahfouz manuscripts
The Sotheby's London auction house announced Thursday that it will offer a major cache of manuscripts by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian…