Egyptian expatriates begin voting in second phase of elections
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Egyptian expatriates begin voting in second phase of elections
Egyptians living abroad began voting in the second phase of People's Assembly elections Thursday when the high elections commission posted…
Moussa wants Mubarak trial over, Egyptians to accept democracy
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Moussa wants Mubarak trial over, Egyptians to accept democracy
Former Arab League chief and presidential hopeful Amr Moussa said Wednesday that the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak should…
German passenger dies during flight’s emergency Cairo landing
Egypt
December 6, 2011
German passenger dies during flight’s emergency Cairo landing
The pilot of a private plane flying from Hurghada to Germany had to make an emergency landing at Cairo International…
Djibouti releases 26 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Djibouti releases 26 Egyptian fishermen
Egyptian authorities on Monday freed an Egyptian fishing boat and its crew after it was briefly detained in Djibouti waters.…
Advisory council to hold first meeting Thursday
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Advisory council to hold first meeting Thursday
The cabinet’s advisory council, the creation of which was announced recently by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF),…
Man killed by gunfire in Monufiya, as election rivals clash
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Man killed by gunfire in Monufiya, as election rivals clash
A man was killed by gunfire in Monufiya Governorate early on Sunday during an apparent clash between supporters of the…
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Egypt
December 2, 2011
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Trains traveling through Upper Egypt returned to their normal schedules on Friday after demonstrators blocked railroad tracks the day before…
Egypt to increase Suez Canal tolls 3 percent
Business
December 1, 2011
Egypt to increase Suez Canal tolls 3 percent
Suez Canal tolls for all vessels will increase 3 percent as of March, Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Thursday. The…
Government report: Egypt’s wheat production in decline
Business
November 30, 2011
Government report: Egypt’s wheat production in decline
Egypt's wheat production from the fiscal year 2009 to 2010 declined by 15.8 percent from the year before to reach…
Official election results to be announced Thursday
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Official election results to be announced Thursday
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of the high elections committee (HEC), is to hold a press conference on Thursday afternoon…