Egypt
Anti-hepatitis Harvoni to be released on market soon
January 17, 2016
Anti-hepatitis Harvoni to be released on market soon
The anti-hepatitis C Harvoni drug, made by US company Gilead, will be available on the Egyptian market within days, Mohie…
Admin court turns down denaturalization suit against Wael Ghoneim
January 17, 2016
Admin court turns down denaturalization suit against Wael Ghoneim
The State Council’s Administrative Court turned down a lawsuit that demanded activist Wael Ghoneim be stripped of his Egyptian citizenship…
Parliament approves law on president’s salary amid brief controversy
January 17, 2016
Parliament approves law on president’s salary amid brief controversy
The House of Representatives passed a 2014 law on Sunday that sets the salary of Egypt’s president, amid controversy on the…
Interior Ministry informs rights council of 19 more disappearance cases
January 17, 2016
Interior Ministry informs rights council of 19 more disappearance cases
The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that it had informed the National Council for Human Rights of the whereabouts of…
Parliament approves extension of Sinai emergency by 3 months
January 17, 2016
Parliament approves extension of Sinai emergency by 3 months
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a presidential decree that was adopted five days ago to extend the state of emergency…
Cairo-Damietta Nile cargo line reopens
January 17, 2016
Cairo-Damietta Nile cargo line reopens
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail attended the reopening of the Nile River shipping line between Cairo and the Delta province of…
Swiss still probing frozen Mubarak fortune: attorney general
January 17, 2016
Swiss still probing frozen Mubarak fortune: attorney general
Switzerland's attorney general said Saturday his office was still probing whether the hundreds of millions of dollars of frozen funds…
Five killed in New Valley bus accident
January 17, 2016
Five killed in New Valley bus accident
Five people were killed and 10 others wounded when a microbus turned over on a highway in the New Valley…
Parliament committee passes law exempting army from construction permits
January 16, 2016
Parliament committee passes law exempting army from construction permits
The House of Representatives' Housing Committee passed a law that empowers the Armed Forces to build on land it owns…
Technical studies on Renaissance Dam to begin mid-February: Ethiopia
January 16, 2016
Technical studies on Renaissance Dam to begin mid-February: Ethiopia
Two French consultancy firms will begin long-awaited technical studies in mid-February on the potential effects of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on…