Israeli ambassador returns to Cairo after vacation, activists call for new protest
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Israeli ambassador returns to Cairo after vacation, activists call for new protest
Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Yitzhak Levanon returned to Cairo after a short visit to Tel Aviv today, while Egyptian activists…
32 Egyptians return home after release from Libyan prison
Egypt
September 5, 2011
32 Egyptians return home after release from Libyan prison
Thirty-two Egyptians will return to Egypt today having been released from Libya's most notorious prison, Abu Salim, the Foreign Affairs…
Arab League supports Turkey’s legal action against Israel
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Arab League supports Turkey’s legal action against Israel
The Arab League secretary general has urged Arab states to support Turkey in bringing Israel's attack on the Freedom Flotilla…
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Egyptian rights group adds voice to calls for release of activist Mikel Nabil
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) renewed its calls for the release of blogger Mikel Nabil, who has been…
Metro workers go on strike
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Metro workers go on strike
Egyptian Metro Company workers on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding pay increases. State-run news agency MENA quoted an informed source…
Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Revolutionary group calls for mass Tahrir protest on Friday
An Egyptian revolutinary group on Monday called for a massive demonsration on Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In a post…
Egyptian consulate committee to visit pilgrims in Jeddah Airport
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Egyptian consulate committee to visit pilgrims in Jeddah Airport
The Egyptian consulate in Saudi Arabia on Monday sent a diplomatic delegation to resolve pilgrims' problems in Jeddah Airport, Egypt's…
Authorities find rare 250-kg turtle at butcher
Environment
August 29, 2011
Authorities find rare 250-kg turtle at butcher
Food commodities inspectors on Monday found a huge, rare turtle at a butcher in Alexandria, where the owner was preparing…
Al-Azhar voices anger at Syrian security assault on Damascus mosque
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Al-Azhar voices anger at Syrian security assault on Damascus mosque
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has expressed anger about Saturday's assault on Al-Rifai mosque in Damascus by Syrian army and…
Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will visit Baghdad, Iraq on 5 and 6 September to finalize negotiations regarding "yellow remittances" to…