Egypt
Nuclear power projects vital for meeting Egypt’s electricity needs: Sisi
May 15, 2016
Nuclear power projects vital for meeting Egypt’s electricity needs: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the essential role that nuclear power will play in providing for Egypt's future electricity…
EgyptAir resumes flights Sunday as pilots win pay raise, end strike action
May 15, 2016
EgyptAir resumes flights Sunday as pilots win pay raise, end strike action
Airline EgyptAir resumed its normal flight schedule on Sunday after industrial action by pilots resulted in severe disruption to flights…
Two journalists arrested at press syndicate to be held for 15 more days
May 15, 2016
Two journalists arrested at press syndicate to be held for 15 more days
Egyptian prosecutors have renewed for 15 days the detention of two journalists arrested from inside the Journalists Syndicate headquarters earlier…
One policeman killed, another injured in Arish bomb blast
May 15, 2016
One policeman killed, another injured in Arish bomb blast
One police conscript was killed and a junior officer injured in a terrorist bomb blast in Arish, North Sinai, on…
Egyptian court jails 152 people over islands protest
May 15, 2016
Egyptian court jails 152 people over islands protest
An Egyptian court sentenced 152 protesters on Saturday to between two and five years in prison each after they demonstrated…
Heatwave to continue through Sunday
May 14, 2016
Heatwave to continue through Sunday
Meteorologists are predicting a continuation of Saturday’s soaring temperatures going into Sunday.Very hot weather is forecast for all regions of…
MP demands explanation for string of fires, suspects ‘invisible hand’ at work
May 14, 2016
MP demands explanation for string of fires, suspects ‘invisible hand’ at work
Member of Parliament Fouad Badrawy has called on Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to supply the missing information on the “multiple…
Cairo, Qena governors inspect preparatory school exams
May 14, 2016
Cairo, Qena governors inspect preparatory school exams
Acting Cairo Governor Ahmed Taymour inspected several schools on Saturday, the first day of preparatory school exams in Cairo, to…
Egypt to import 80,000 tonnes of rice ahead of Ramadan
May 14, 2016
Egypt to import 80,000 tonnes of rice ahead of Ramadan
Egypt's government has directed state grains buyer GASC to import 80,000 tonnes of rice "immediately" ahead of the Muslim fasting…
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
May 14, 2016
Navy intercepts 4 tonnes of cannabis off South Sinai coast
The Egyptian navy has reported the seizure of a large consignment of cannabis off the westnern coast of South Sinai,…