Egypt
80 Muslim Brotherhood books confiscated at Jeddah book fair
December 9, 2015
80 Muslim Brotherhood books confiscated at Jeddah book fair
The supervisory committee of the Jeddah International Book Fair confiscated 80 books written by Muslim Brotherhood figures, daily Saudi Arabian…
Red Sea to commemorate Russian plane victims
December 9, 2015
Red Sea to commemorate Russian plane victims
The Red Sea governorate is planning a memorial service for the 224 victims of the Russian airliner crash in Sinai…
Tripoli court sentences 17 Egyptians to 8 months in prison
December 9, 2015
Tripoli court sentences 17 Egyptians to 8 months in prison
A court in Tripoli has sentenced 17 Egyptian fishermen from Borg Meghaizel village to eight months in prison and confiscated…
Two Egyptian workers injured in mortar attack on industrial zone in Benghazi
December 9, 2015
Two Egyptian workers injured in mortar attack on industrial zone in Benghazi
Two Egyptian workers were injured after a mortar shell fell on the industrial zone in Benghazi, eastern Libya. Alaa Khalifa Ahmed…
INTERVIEW: Egypt sees tourist returns down 10 pct after plane crash, eyes gradual recovery
December 8, 2015
INTERVIEW: Egypt sees tourist returns down 10 pct after plane crash, eyes gradual recovery
Egypt's tourism revenues in 2015 will be at least 10 percent below last year's after a Russian plane crash prompted…
World shifts to e-passports by December 24: ICAO
December 8, 2015
World shifts to e-passports by December 24: ICAO
Countries around the world are expected to end the use of hand-written passports and replace them with electronic ones by…
Egypt’s new Parliament: Marriage renewed between NDPs, businessmen
December 8, 2015
Egypt’s new Parliament: Marriage renewed between NDPs, businessmen
The recently-concluded House of Representatives' elections have unveiled phenomena that need in-depth analysis, particularly in relation to the return of financial…
Israel seeks ‘solution’ over Egypt gas row
December 8, 2015
Israel seeks ‘solution’ over Egypt gas row
Israel announced Tuesday that it was sending an envoy to Cairo to find a solution after Egyptian firms were ordered…
Egyptian president in Greece for energy, security talks
December 8, 2015
Egyptian president in Greece for energy, security talks
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is in Athens for a two-day visit that will focus on energy and shipping, as financially…
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
December 8, 2015
Center slams Interior Ministry’s reaction to torture claims
A digital media freedom advocacy group has dismissed the Interior Ministry’s response to recent incidents of fatal torture of detainees…