Egypt
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
July 31, 2016
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Cairo Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday an appeal filed by the Islamic researcher Islam al-Beheiry and upheld a one-year…
Routine arrest turns into fatal shooting and mobbing of policeman in Daqahliya
July 31, 2016
Routine arrest turns into fatal shooting and mobbing of policeman in Daqahliya
One citizen was killed, and two others injured by police in Mazloum village, Daqahliya province, in an attempted arrest that…
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
July 31, 2016
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation is to visit Jerusalem on Tuesday in response to an invitation from the Ethiopian Orthodox…
Hot and humid weather, some patchy cloud on Monday
July 31, 2016
Hot and humid weather, some patchy cloud on Monday
Hot and humid weather is predicted for Cairo and the delta on Monday, with an average temperature of 36 degrees centigrade…
Gov’t meet with IMF over possible US$12 loan, some conditions refused
July 31, 2016
Gov’t meet with IMF over possible US$12 loan, some conditions refused
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Egypt on Saturday for an official visit to discuss a…
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
July 30, 2016
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
La Pes Pespassenger ferry set sail from Hurghada this morning, heading to Sharm El-Sheikh on her first crossing in three…
Court to resume Red Sea islands case on August 13
July 30, 2016
Court to resume Red Sea islands case on August 13
Egyptian lawyers ceded, on Saturday, a request to replace the judges presiding over a government appeal against a former verdict…
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
July 30, 2016
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
The number of women in Egypt's Jewish community shrank to just six on Friday, when the death of Lucy Saul…
Egypt female circumcision doctor served 3-month sentence
July 30, 2016
Egypt female circumcision doctor served 3-month sentence
An Egyptian doctor who performed a deadly female circumcision operation on a girl has served a three-month sentence, he and…
Parliament pressured to halt investigation into wheat embezzlement: sources
July 30, 2016
Parliament pressured to halt investigation into wheat embezzlement: sources
Parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal has rejected a request to extend the time set for a fact-finding committee's investigations into…