Egypt
Uncertainty surrounds tenth round of Renaissance Dam negotiations
December 9, 2015
Uncertainty surrounds tenth round of Renaissance Dam negotiations
The tenth round of Renaissance Dam negotiations, set to begin Friday in Khartoum, has already raised controversy among Egyptian and…
Coptic Orthodox Church buys Catholic Church headquarters in Vienna
December 9, 2015
Coptic Orthodox Church buys Catholic Church headquarters in Vienna
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt bought the headquarters of the Triumphant Virgin Church in Vienna from the Catholic Church…
INTERVIEW: Egypt to build 1 mn homes for poor to help ease shortage – minister
December 9, 2015
INTERVIEW: Egypt to build 1 mn homes for poor to help ease shortage – minister
Egypt plans to build 1 million homes for poorer people at a cost of almost US$20 billion over the next…
Bomb explodes in Arish, no deaths reported
December 9, 2015
Bomb explodes in Arish, no deaths reported
A bomb targeting an armored police vehicle exploded Wednesday in Arish, leaving no casualties or injuries. Eyewitnesses said unidentified perpetrators planted…
Egypt works on revitalizing transport industry: minister
December 9, 2015
Egypt works on revitalizing transport industry: minister
Transport Minister Saad el-Geyoushi has announced that Egypt is in the process of revitalizing the transportation industry, which was recently…
Antioch patriarch to visit Egypt in December
December 9, 2015
Antioch patriarch to visit Egypt in December
The Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, will visit Egypt on December 10 at the invitation of George…
Father tortures his son to death over theft
December 9, 2015
Father tortures his son to death over theft
A South Giza prosecutor ordered the four-day detention of a government employee on Tuesday, pending an investigation into charges of torturing…
Smuggling attempt of archaeological currencies thwarted at Cairo Aiport
December 9, 2015
Smuggling attempt of archaeological currencies thwarted at Cairo Aiport
Cairo Airport thwarted the smuggling attempt of 177 Egyptian, Libyan, Saudi and Iraqi archaeological currencies by an Egyptian passenger on…
He should be punished: ElBaradei on Trump
December 9, 2015
He should be punished: ElBaradei on Trump
US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump should be legally punished for proposing that Muslims be banned from entering the United…
Biggest pro-state parliament coalition to be announced next week
December 9, 2015
Biggest pro-state parliament coalition to be announced next week
Next week will see the formation of the biggest bloc allied with the government in Egypt’s new House of Representatives.