Egypt
MP Kamal Ahmed faces 9-month ban for shoe attack on Okasha
March 7, 2016
MP Kamal Ahmed faces 9-month ban for shoe attack on Okasha
The parliamentary panel interrogating MP Kamal Ahmed for hitting MP Tawfiq Okasha with a shoe has recommended banning Ahmed from…
Egypt to send 293 artifacts to UK, historic lantern retrieved in London
March 7, 2016
Egypt to send 293 artifacts to UK, historic lantern retrieved in London
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved Monday the travel of 293 artifacts to the United Kingdom, which coincides with the Egyptian…
Weather forecast: Warm weather on Tuesday
March 7, 2016
Weather forecast: Warm weather on Tuesday
Warm weather is expected on Tuesday along the north coast and in the Delta and Cairo and temperatures are expected…
Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas of assassinating prosecutor
March 7, 2016
Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas of assassinating prosecutor
Egypt has accused exiled Muslim Brotherhood officials of conspiring with Gaza-based Hamas militants to assassinate Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat last…
Christians feel safer under Sisi: Los Angeles Times
March 7, 2016
Christians feel safer under Sisi: Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times newspaper in a March 5 article said Egyptian Christians feel safer under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Sahar Nasr to represent Egypt at 5 international institutions
March 7, 2016
Sahar Nasr to represent Egypt at 5 international institutions
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decision on Monday appointing International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr as Egypt’s representative at five…
Metro tickets will remain ‘economical’ but best train may cost LE3: minister
March 7, 2016
Metro tickets will remain ‘economical’ but best train may cost LE3: minister
Transportation Minister Saad al-Gioushy has promised to keep metro ticket prices economical, although he said the ticket price for the…
Forty passengers survive fire on bus north of Hurghada
March 7, 2016
Forty passengers survive fire on bus north of Hurghada
Forty passengers survived a fire on board a bus traveling between Suez and Hurghada on Sunday evening, according to security…
Police officer sentenced to death for killing 3 cousins over ‘witchcraft’
March 7, 2016
Police officer sentenced to death for killing 3 cousins over ‘witchcraft’
Zagazig Criminal Court has sentenced a police officer to death for murdering his three cousins, who he accused of practicing…
Solar-powered aircraft to visit Egypt on round-the-world trip
March 6, 2016
Solar-powered aircraft to visit Egypt on round-the-world trip
The pioneering solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2, which flies without fuel or producing emmissions, will arrive in Egypt in July,…