Egypt
Badie, 17 Brotherhood members granted retrial
January 4, 2016
Badie, 17 Brotherhood members granted retrial
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 13 other group leaders were granted retrial on Monday over charges of instigating…
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
January 4, 2016
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
Egyptian authorities announced it would allow Chinese tourist groups to obtain visas upon arrival at the airport, provided that the…
Fans protest as court reviews Islam Beheiry’s challenge to blasphemy sentence
January 4, 2016
Fans protest as court reviews Islam Beheiry’s challenge to blasphemy sentence
Fans of Islam Beheiry protested outside the South Cairo Court on Monday as the court considered a challenge by the…
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
January 4, 2016
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
Tunisian writer Amel Grami was deported from Cairo International Airport on Sunday and denied entry into Egypt, despite being invited…
New Ethiopia dam talks start Wednesday: Foreign Ministry
January 4, 2016
New Ethiopia dam talks start Wednesday: Foreign Ministry
This week will witness a fresh round of talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter’s controversial Nile River…
Child killed, 27 injured in collisions due to bad weather
January 4, 2016
Child killed, 27 injured in collisions due to bad weather
A child was killed and 27 others were injured in collisions on Sunday in Beheira and Minya due to bad…
Egyptian, Chinese companies sign MoUs for new administrative capital
January 4, 2016
Egyptian, Chinese companies sign MoUs for new administrative capital
Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli witnessed on Sunday the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding for the establishment of an alliance…
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
January 4, 2016
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
Prosecutors in Kafr al-Sheikh have remanded two local council employees and released three others from custody over negligence that caused…
Monday forecast: slightly cold during the day, colder at night
January 3, 2016
Monday forecast: slightly cold during the day, colder at night
Meteorologists are predicting slightly cold weather during the day on Monday, cooling further at night, with frost expected in central…
Militant suspect Habbara declines to sign appeal over death sentences
January 3, 2016
Militant suspect Habbara declines to sign appeal over death sentences
A defense lawyer for accused militant Adel Habbara said that his client declines to sign a challenge to the Court…