Egypt
UPDATE: Court accepts challenge by media host Islam al-Beheiry over prison sentence
December 30, 2015
UPDATE: Court accepts challenge by media host Islam al-Beheiry over prison sentence
A Cairo appeals court will consider on January 4 a challenge by media host Islam Beheiry against his one-year sentence…
Security detonates IED outside Giza checkpoint
December 30, 2015
Security detonates IED outside Giza checkpoint
Security detonated Wednesday an IED outside a police checkpoint in King Faisal, Giza. Civil defense chief Magdi al-Shalaqani said the highly-explosive…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia set 8-12 months for Nile dam studies
December 29, 2015
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia set 8-12 months for Nile dam studies
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan signed a declaration of principles in Khartoum on Tuesday setting guidelines for resolving disagreements related to…
Railway authority to run Cairo-Aswan VIP train
December 29, 2015
Railway authority to run Cairo-Aswan VIP train
The Egyptian National Railways Authority has decided to run a new VIP luxury train service on the lines of Upper…
Al Jazeera journalist asks for return of his Egyptian citizenship
December 29, 2015
Al Jazeera journalist asks for return of his Egyptian citizenship
Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy submitted an official request Tuesday to the Foreign Ministry to recover his Egyptian citizenship after…
Antiquities Ministry retrieves two artifacts from Germany, Austria
December 29, 2015
Antiquities Ministry retrieves two artifacts from Germany, Austria
The Antiquities Ministry received two ancient Egyptian artifacts from the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, retrieved from Germany and Austria. Ali Ahmed,…
Egypt arrests 4 leaders of anti-Mubarak movement
December 29, 2015
Egypt arrests 4 leaders of anti-Mubarak movement
Egyptian authorities Monday arrested four leaders of a youth movement that spearheaded the 2011 revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak,…
Parliament to convene most likely on January 10: minister
December 29, 2015
Parliament to convene most likely on January 10: minister
The opening “procedural session” of Egypt’s 568-seat House of Representatives will most likely be held on January 10, according to…
CNN: Can tourism in Egypt bounce back after violent traumas?
December 29, 2015
CNN: Can tourism in Egypt bounce back after violent traumas?
The turquoise waters of East Sinai should be an easy sell.
Transport minister increases third metro line ticket prices tenfold
December 29, 2015
Transport minister increases third metro line ticket prices tenfold
Transport Minister Saad el-Geyoushi said Tuesday that tickets for the third line of Cairo’s metro will increase from LE1 to…