Egypt
Ex-CIA agent ordered to face rendition conviction in Italy: court papers
January 16, 2016
Ex-CIA agent ordered to face rendition conviction in Italy: court papers
A Portuguese court has decided to extradite an ex-CIA agent to Italy, where she has been convicted of involvement in…
Health ministry targets treatment of 300,000 hepatitis patients in 2016
January 16, 2016
Health ministry targets treatment of 300,000 hepatitis patients in 2016
The Health and Population Ministry announced on Saturday that it will target the treatment of 300,000 hepatitis C patients in…
Ahmed Shafiq’s name removed from arrivals arrest list: sources
January 16, 2016
Ahmed Shafiq’s name removed from arrivals arrest list: sources
Judicial sources announced on Saturday that Egyptian airports were directed to lift the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq…
Egypt prosecutor to hand Mubarak corruption convictions to Swiss counterpart: sources
January 16, 2016
Egypt prosecutor to hand Mubarak corruption convictions to Swiss counterpart: sources
Egypt’s General Prosecutor Nabil Sadeq will hand a copy of former president Hosni Mubarak's corruption conviction to his Swiss counterpart Michael…
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
January 16, 2016
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
Egypt’s tourism sector has been losing LE2.2 billion (US$283 million) monthly since a Russian airliner crashed outside Sharm el-Sheikh last…
Doctors’ Syndicate files official complaint to Interior Ministry over member disappearance
January 16, 2016
Doctors’ Syndicate files official complaint to Interior Ministry over member disappearance
The Doctors' Syndicate said on Friday that it had filed an official complaint with the General Prosecution against the Interior…
UPDATE: Health Ministry claims influenza, not swine flu responsible for recent deaths
January 16, 2016
UPDATE: Health Ministry claims influenza, not swine flu responsible for recent deaths
The Health Ministry has stressed that no cases of swine flu have been detected recently, as news reports emerge on…
Seven dead, 10 wounded as truck crashes into 3 microbuses on Ring Road
January 16, 2016
Seven dead, 10 wounded as truck crashes into 3 microbuses on Ring Road
Seven people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a car crash late Friday night when a truck collided…
Manpower Ministry plans to reduce unemployment by 1.5% per year
January 15, 2016
Manpower Ministry plans to reduce unemployment by 1.5% per year
The unemployment rate currently stands at 12.7 percent, according to estimates by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics,…
Masr al-Arabia managing editor released
January 15, 2016
Masr al-Arabia managing editor released
Masr al-Arabia news website managing editor was released Friday on bail, said the website's editor-in-chief Adel Sabry. Sabry said the journalist…