Egypt
Foreign minister highlights ‘unprecedented’ spate of Egyptian deaths abroad
May 5, 2016
Foreign minister highlights ‘unprecedented’ spate of Egyptian deaths abroad
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has expressed his concern at the "unprecedented" spate of untimely deaths of Egyptian expatriates living in…
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
May 5, 2016
Sisi gives signal for wheat harvest at Sahl Baraka project
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Sahl Baraka at Farafra oasis on Thursday to celebrate a milestone event in a…
AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group
May 5, 2016
AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group
Five days after it was started, a Facebook page centered around the American University in Cairo (AUC) named “WhatsUp in…
Egypt hands over phones records to Italian investigators
May 5, 2016
Egypt hands over phones records to Italian investigators
Egypt has sent Italian investigators some phone records they had requested as part of their probe into the torture and…
CBE governor says UAE will deposit $2 bn by end of May
May 5, 2016
CBE governor says UAE will deposit $2 bn by end of May
The governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), Tarek Amer, has announced that negotiations are underway for a US$2…
Political activist Sanaa Seif sentenced to 6 months for ‘insulting judiciary’
May 5, 2016
Political activist Sanaa Seif sentenced to 6 months for ‘insulting judiciary’
A Cairo court sentenced on Wednesday political activist Sanaa Seif for six months for "insulting the judiciary" while the prominent…
Journalists Syndicate announces decisions against HQ storming
May 4, 2016
Journalists Syndicate announces decisions against HQ storming
The general assembly of the Journalists Syndicate announced several decisions, Wednesday, in response to the police's storming of the headquarters…
Tom & Jerry to blame for violence in Arab World: official
May 4, 2016
Tom & Jerry to blame for violence in Arab World: official
Salah Abdel Sadeq, head of the State Information Service, has blamed the spread of violence and extremism in the Arab…
Mubarak-era PM Ahmed Nazif acquitted of graft charges
May 4, 2016
Mubarak-era PM Ahmed Nazif acquitted of graft charges
The Court of Cassation, headed by Judge Magdy Aboul Ella, acquitted Wednesday Mubarak-era Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif of graft charges. Nazif…
LE 6 billion to establish chain stores in 8 provinces: Minister
May 4, 2016
LE 6 billion to establish chain stores in 8 provinces: Minister
The Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA), affiliated with the Domestic Trade and Supply Ministry, began Wednesday the second phase of…