Egypt
Accountability condition for reconciliation with police: Doctors’ Syndicate
March 4, 2016
Accountability condition for reconciliation with police: Doctors’ Syndicate
The Doctors' Syndicate has expressed approval of what it called “appeasement attempts” by security authorities to reconcile with the doctors…
Weather forecast: Warm weather expected on Friday
March 3, 2016
Weather forecast: Warm weather expected on Friday
Warm weather is expected on Friday along the north coast and in the Delta and Cairo, said meteorologists, adding that…
Egypt restores stolen artifact from Switzerland
March 3, 2016
Egypt restores stolen artifact from Switzerland
The Egyptian embassy in the Swiss capital of Bern, in cooperation with the Swiss federal police, has restored to Egypt…
Egypt army court sentences 7 to death over killing cadets
March 3, 2016
Egypt army court sentences 7 to death over killing cadets
An Egyptian military court sentenced seven people to death on Wednesday over the killing of three military academy cadets near…
UPDATE: 2 police officers in custody after assaulting Alexandria doctor
March 3, 2016
UPDATE: 2 police officers in custody after assaulting Alexandria doctor
A doctor at Alexandria University Hospital went into emergency surgery on Wednesday after he was allegedly assaulted by a police…
Faraeen channel closes after chairman Okasha ousted by parliament
March 3, 2016
Faraeen channel closes after chairman Okasha ousted by parliament
Al-Faraeen channel said Wednesday that it will freeze its activities and offer itself for sale after its chairman Tawfiq Okasha…
Egypt, S.Korea sign 9 deals during Sisi’s visit
March 3, 2016
Egypt, S.Korea sign 9 deals during Sisi’s visit
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed Thursday morning nine agreements and memos with South Korean President Park Chung-hee in Seoul…
Egypt hands over some evidence about student’s murder to Italy
March 3, 2016
Egypt hands over some evidence about student’s murder to Italy
Egyptian authorities have given Italian investigators some evidence they had been seeking for weeks regarding the murder of an Italian…
Parliament cancels MP Tawfiq Okasha’s membership with majority vote
March 2, 2016
Parliament cancels MP Tawfiq Okasha’s membership with majority vote
Egypt's parliament voted on Wednesday to cancel the membership of controversial MP Tawfiq Okasha in response to his unauthorized dinner…
TV presenter Mona Iraqi gets 6 months in jail for unauthorized photography
March 2, 2016
TV presenter Mona Iraqi gets 6 months in jail for unauthorized photography
A misdemeanor court has upheld a six-month prison sentence and a LE10,000 fine against TV presenter Mona Iraq, who was…