Egypt
Suez Canal revenue has risen, despite reports to the contrary: Sisi
May 7, 2016
Suez Canal revenue has risen, despite reports to the contrary: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has insisted that revenue from the Suez Canal has increased since the opening of the “New…
Warm weather in Cairo on Sunday
May 7, 2016
Warm weather in Cairo on Sunday
Moderate weather is expected to prevail on Egypt's northeastern coastline on Sunday.
Six sentenced to death in ‘espionage for Qatar’, Morsi verdict postponed
May 7, 2016
Six sentenced to death in ‘espionage for Qatar’, Morsi verdict postponed
An Egyptian court recommended death sentences on Saturday for six people, including two Al-Jazeera journalists, on charges of supplying Egyptian…
Technical talks on Renaissance Dam continue in Addis Ababa: minister
May 7, 2016
Technical talks on Renaissance Dam continue in Addis Ababa: minister
The tripartite national committee on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam has convened in Addis Ababa to seek consensus on the technical studies…
Funerals for two policemen killed while evacuating a burning building in Suez
May 7, 2016
Funerals for two policemen killed while evacuating a burning building in Suez
The funerals of two policeman killed while evacuating people from a burning building took place in Sharqiya governorate on Friday.Hamed…
Egypt gives Italy phone records of street vendors’ union chief: legal source
May 7, 2016
Egypt gives Italy phone records of street vendors’ union chief: legal source
Egypt has handed over the mobile phone records of the head of a street vendors union to Italian investigators who…
Sisi, Cabinet maintain silence on journalists’ stand-off with Interior Ministry
May 6, 2016
Sisi, Cabinet maintain silence on journalists’ stand-off with Interior Ministry
The Egyptian government has continued to ignore the ongoing stand-off between the Interior Ministry and the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, offering…
Egypt hosts discussions in Berlin on laws to tackle trade in looted antiquities
May 6, 2016
Egypt hosts discussions in Berlin on laws to tackle trade in looted antiquities
The Egyptian Embassy in Berlin has hosted a meeting of diplomats and experts from 17 Arab, Asian, African and Latin…
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
May 6, 2016
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
Prosecutors in Shubra al-Khaima, headed by Judge Mohamed Abdel Rahman, have ordered that rights activist and lawyer Malek Adly be…
Al-Ahram slammed for ‘insulting’ coverage of press syndicate meeting
May 5, 2016
Al-Ahram slammed for ‘insulting’ coverage of press syndicate meeting
The undersecretary of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate has slammed Al-Ahram newspaper for its "insulting" coverage of the syndicate's emergency meeting…