Egypt
Price of subsidized sugar reduced to LE10.5 per kilo
March 3, 2017
Price of subsidized sugar reduced to LE10.5 per kilo
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Ali Moselhy, issued a decision reducing the price of subsidized sugar to LE10.5…
41 new Christian families flee Arish
March 3, 2017
41 new Christian families flee Arish
Five governorates yesterday received a total of 41 new Christian families who fled from Al-Arish city in northern Sinai for…
MP Mortada Mansour calls for honoring Mubarak
March 3, 2017
MP Mortada Mansour calls for honoring Mubarak
MP Mortada Mansour called for honoring former President Hosni Mubarak after his acquittal from charges of killing demonstrators during the…
Court acquits Mubarak of killing demonstrators
March 3, 2017
Court acquits Mubarak of killing demonstrators
The Court of Cassation, headed by Judge Ahmed Abdulqawy and held at the Police Academy, acquitted Thursday former President Hosni…
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
March 3, 2017
Egyptian researchers turn shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic
Researchers at Egypt's Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away…
Merkel meets Sisi in Cairo – her first visit to Egypt in a decade
March 2, 2017
Merkel meets Sisi in Cairo – her first visit to Egypt in a decade
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi shortly after her arrival in Cairo on Thursday, and is…
Merkel under fire for downplaying concerns about Egyptian rights
March 2, 2017
Merkel under fire for downplaying concerns about Egyptian rights
A Christian cleric on Thursday criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel for kowtowing to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and downplaying human…
Egypt’s ex-president Mubarak denies killing protesters as final retrial begins
March 2, 2017
Egypt’s ex-president Mubarak denies killing protesters as final retrial begins
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak denied on Thursday involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended…
Russian passenger arrested for carrying explosive in luggage at Alexandria airport
March 2, 2017
Russian passenger arrested for carrying explosive in luggage at Alexandria airport
Borg al-Arab airport authorities arrested a Russian passenger on Thursday who had an improvised explosive device (IED) in their possession…
Only foreign investment can reduce the burden of public debt: Boutros Ghaly
March 2, 2017
Only foreign investment can reduce the burden of public debt: Boutros Ghaly
Only foreign investment can reduce the burden of public debt because Egyptian investment will not be able to raise growth…