Egypt
Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content
August 2, 2017
Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content
The Media Personnel Syndicate suspended TV host Reham Saeed of the al-Nahar satellite channel,Tuesday, for three months and notified the…
The ultimate necessity of presidential candidates
August 1, 2017
The ultimate necessity of presidential candidates
Hamdeen Sabbahi cleverly refrained from running in the presidential election, instead backing Ahmed Shafik, who represented the opposition spectrum. Shafik’s…
Egypt Education Minister: No certificate for pupils completing primary stage
August 1, 2017
Egypt Education Minister: No certificate for pupils completing primary stage
Egypt Education Minister Tariq Shawki announced amendments to the primary education system in a press conference, that includes canceling certification for…
Egypt acquits brother of Al-Qaeda leader from militancy charges
August 1, 2017
Egypt acquits brother of Al-Qaeda leader from militancy charges
The Egyptian Cassation Court decided on Monday to acquit Mohamed al-Zawahiri, the brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, from charges…
5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag
August 1, 2017
5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag
Five people were killed, in two separate incidents, while illegally digging for antiquities beneath houses in Upper Egypt’s Sohag governorate,…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
August 1, 2017
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
32.5% increase in Egypt’s foreign debt: CBE
August 1, 2017
32.5% increase in Egypt’s foreign debt: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said that Egypt’s gross foreign debt surged by 32.5 percent ($18.1 billion) in the third…
Egypt introduces new system to subsidize bread, curb corruption
August 1, 2017
Egypt introduces new system to subsidize bread, curb corruption
The Egyptian Supply Ministry said Tuesday that it started a new system to subsidize bread that included subsidies on the…
Khattab earns support from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain for top UNESCO post, campaign
August 1, 2017
Khattab earns support from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain for top UNESCO post, campaign
Egypt has nominated Former Minister of Population, Moushira Khattab, for the position of Secretary General to the United Nations Educational,…
Video: Authorities suspend ‘Go Bus’ license following death of 6 in accident
July 31, 2017
Video: Authorities suspend ‘Go Bus’ license following death of 6 in accident
General Roads and Bridges Authority Adel Turk said on Monday that the license for bus company ‘Go Bus’ has been…