Egypt
VIDEO: Govt angered by Saudi-owned channel’s satirical elections commentary
November 22, 2015
VIDEO: Govt angered by Saudi-owned channel’s satirical elections commentary
Egypt’s government has voiced discontent with a satirical commentary made by a Saudi-owned channel about the second phase of elections…
UPDATE: Egyptians vote in second round of parliament elections dogged by apathy
November 22, 2015
UPDATE: Egyptians vote in second round of parliament elections dogged by apathy
Egyptians voted on Sunday in the second phase of elections that are meant to restore parliament after a more than…
$1.5 bn worth of int’l loans to be channeled to State coffers before end of 2015: minister
November 21, 2015
$1.5 bn worth of int’l loans to be channeled to State coffers before end of 2015: minister
International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr has said that the World Bank and African Development Bank have initialed two loans worth…
Al-Shorouk newspaper journalists continue strike
November 21, 2015
Al-Shorouk newspaper journalists continue strike
Journalists from Al-Shorouk newspaper are continuing their general strike for the second day running, protesting the fact that they have…
Sudanese national tortured in Abdin Police Station tells story
November 21, 2015
Sudanese national tortured in Abdin Police Station tells story
“The Egyptian police tortured me,” said Yehia Zakaria, a Sudanese national who came to Egypt to get medical treatment for…
390 kg of gold to be shipped to Canada
November 21, 2015
390 kg of gold to be shipped to Canada
The cargo village at the Cairo airport received 390 kg of gold from the Sukari gold mine on Saturday. It…
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric says terrorism uses religion as front
November 21, 2015
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric says terrorism uses religion as front
Egypt's top Muslim cleric said on Saturday that terrorism was a disease that used religion as a front and it…
Body of Egyptian victim killed in Paris attack arrives in Cairo
November 21, 2015
Body of Egyptian victim killed in Paris attack arrives in Cairo
The body of the Egyptian who died in the recent Paris terrorist attack arrived in Cairo Friday evening on EgyptAir. The…
Army secures 2nd election round with 160,000 combat soldiers
November 21, 2015
Army secures 2nd election round with 160,000 combat soldiers
The army is securing the second round of the parliamentary elections with 160,000 combat soldiers, while the Interior Ministry is…
Strained Egyptian-Sudanese relations postpone Renaissance Dam negotiations
November 21, 2015
Strained Egyptian-Sudanese relations postpone Renaissance Dam negotiations
Sudanese sources have said that the 10th round of Renaissance Dam negotiations scheduled for Saturday in Khartoum was postponed due…