Hamas chief meets with Egyptian FM, Brotherhood supreme guide
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Hamas chief meets with Egyptian FM, Brotherhood supreme guide
A Hamas delegation led by the movement’s political bureau chief, Khaled Meshaal, held talks late on Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign…
Revolutionary group pulls out of Friday demonstration
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Revolutionary group pulls out of Friday demonstration
The Revolution Youth Union announced in a statement Thursday that it had canceled plans to attend a protest planned for…
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
Egypt
August 17, 2011
385 state TV and radio employees lose jobs to cuts
Minister of Information Osama Heikal on Wednesday dismissed 385 Egyptian Radio and Television Union advisers, including 20 legal consultants, as…
Former chief of presidential staff referred for criminal trial
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Former chief of presidential staff referred for criminal trial
An Egyptian judicial authority on Wednesday referred former Chief of Presidential Staff Zakariya Azmy for criminal trial on charges he…
Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says
Business
August 17, 2011
Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says
Egyptian industry will not be affected if the government decides to lift energy subsidies, said Industrial Devleopment Authority Chief Ismail…
Egypt’s exports to Nile Basin rise by a quarter in 2010
Business
August 16, 2011
Egypt’s exports to Nile Basin rise by a quarter in 2010
Egyptian exports to Nile Basin countries have risen by almost a quarter in 2010 compared to the year before, according…
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Railway operation resumes as Tanta workers end sit-in
Railways resumed operation Tuesday after a hiatus caused by protesting workers at the Tanta railway station in the Gharbiya Governorate.…
Suspect involved in Mubarak 1995 assassination attempt back in Egypt
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Suspect involved in Mubarak 1995 assassination attempt back in Egypt
A suspect allegedly involved in an attempted assassination of former President Hosni Mubarak in 1995 has returned to Cairo, Cairo…
Jordanian and Israeli charged with tapping Egypt’s phone network for Mossad
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Jordanian and Israeli charged with tapping Egypt’s phone network for Mossad
Two men, one Israeli and one Jordanian, were referred by the Egyptian public prosecutor on Sunday for trial before the…
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Al-Azhar invites political powers to discuss charter on Egypt’s future state
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has invited active political groups for an urgent meeting on Wednesday at his office to…