Egypt
Sources: Ministry of Awqaf to sell shares in other companies
December 31, 2017
Sources: Ministry of Awqaf to sell shares in other companies
The Ministry of Awqaf [Endowment] has listed Al-Awqaf Authority’s assets and funds with the aim to re-use them and maximize…
Unemployment rate fall to 11.9% in 2017: Planning Minister
December 30, 2017
Unemployment rate fall to 11.9% in 2017: Planning Minister
Egypt’s unemployment rate was reduced to 11.9 percent between January and March 2017, compared to 12.6 percent in the same…
Police launch campaigns to seize unlicensed motorbikes after terror threats: security source
December 30, 2017
Police launch campaigns to seize unlicensed motorbikes after terror threats: security source
A senior security source in the Ministry of Interior stated on Saturday that the police has launched wide-ranging campaigns to…
Metro ticket price has to be increased: Transport Minster
December 30, 2017
Metro ticket price has to be increased: Transport Minster
Egypt Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said Saturday that any increase in the value of the metro ticket is in the…
Port Said Customs Office foils narcotics smuggling attempt
December 30, 2017
Port Said Customs Office foils narcotics smuggling attempt
Shark al-Tafrea Customs Office in Port Said, headed by Mohammed Hanafy, in coordination with the Custom Evasion Combating Department, has…
Egypt court acquits Alexandria Library founder from public fund squander, overturns 3.5 yrs sentence
December 30, 2017
Egypt court acquits Alexandria Library founder from public fund squander, overturns 3.5 yrs sentence
An Alexandria court acquitted earlier this week the former director of the Alexandria Library Ismail Serag El-Din on charges of…
Eye witnesses accounts of Helwan Church terrorist attack
December 30, 2017
Eye witnesses accounts of Helwan Church terrorist attack
On Friday morning, 20-year-old Mina Nabil went to the Church of the Virgin Mary in Helwan to participate in the…
Court sentences 20 charged with ‘insulting judiciary’ to 3 yrs in prison
December 30, 2017
Court sentences 20 charged with ‘insulting judiciary’ to 3 yrs in prison
South Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 20 defendants accused of insulting Egypt’s judiciary to three years in prison, and another five,…
World Bank to participate in Renaissance Dam committee: sources
December 30, 2017
World Bank to participate in Renaissance Dam committee: sources
The World Bank announced its initial approval on a proposal by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the…
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
December 30, 2017
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a church south of Cairo that left at least…