Egypt
Weather forecast: Warm weather expected Tuesday
January 11, 2016
Weather forecast: Warm weather expected Tuesday
Meteorologists expect warm weather on Tuesday from the north stretching to north Upper Egypt. It will be warmer in south…
40 dogs killed in Minya as campaigns to exterminate stray animals continue
January 11, 2016
40 dogs killed in Minya as campaigns to exterminate stray animals continue
Security authorities in Minya killed 40 stray dogs on Sunday as part of another campaign to rid the streets of…
One deputy parliament speaker elected, polls rerun for second
January 11, 2016
One deputy parliament speaker elected, polls rerun for second
Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its opening procedural session on Sunday, elected MP al-Sayyed al-Sharif as one deputy to…
Addis Ababa cannot opperate Nile dam without Cairo, Khartoum consent: Sudan
January 11, 2016
Addis Ababa cannot opperate Nile dam without Cairo, Khartoum consent: Sudan
Ethiopia cannot comfortably operate its disputable Grand Renaissance Dam without the consent of Egypt and Sudan, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim…
Trial of 11 men accused of homosexuality begins
January 11, 2016
Trial of 11 men accused of homosexuality begins
The Agouza Misdemeanor Court in Giza begins Monday the trial of eleven young men accused of practicing homosexuality inside a…
Court considers challenge by Islam Beheiry in blasphemy case
January 11, 2016
Court considers challenge by Islam Beheiry in blasphemy case
The South Cairo Court will review on Monday a request by media host Islam Beheiry to change the court division…
Ali Abdelaal elected as parliamentary speaker
January 10, 2016
Ali Abdelaal elected as parliamentary speaker
Lawyer Ali Abdelaal was elected as parliamentary speaker on late Sunday following the House of Represetnatives' opening session, which ushered in…
Court upholds disbanding of Al-Ahly Club’s board
January 10, 2016
Court upholds disbanding of Al-Ahly Club’s board
The Cairo Administrative Court on Sunday upheld a December verdict calling for disbanding the board of Al-Ahly Club, Egypt’s biggest…
Doctor killed following arrest lobbied for Jan 25 protests: security official
January 10, 2016
Doctor killed following arrest lobbied for Jan 25 protests: security official
A physician killed by police gunfire following his arrest was wanted for lobbying for protests on the fifth anniversary of…
Swedish tourist hurt in Egypt hotel attack leaves hospital
January 10, 2016
Swedish tourist hurt in Egypt hotel attack leaves hospital
A Swedish tourist wounded in an attack on an Egyptian Red Sea resort hotel has been released from hospital, medical…