Egypt
Flood-stricken farmers enraged by weak compensation
November 17, 2015
Flood-stricken farmers enraged by weak compensation
Farmers affected by severe floods and heavy rain in Alexandria and neighboring Beheira in recent weeks have criticized the small…
UPDATE 3: Putin vows payback, orders French cooperation after confirmation of Egypt plane bomb
November 17, 2015
UPDATE 3: Putin vows payback, orders French cooperation after confirmation of Egypt plane bomb
President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down those responsible for blowing up a Russian airliner over Egypt and intensified air…
UPDATE: Russia says plane brought down by homemade explosive device
November 17, 2015
UPDATE: Russia says plane brought down by homemade explosive device
A homemade explosive device brought down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt last month, the head of Russia's FSB security…
3 more bodies found after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean
November 17, 2015
3 more bodies found after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean
Border guards in Alexandria recovered three more bodies after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea while…
ILO celebrates concluding training program for Red Sea tourism workers
November 16, 2015
ILO celebrates concluding training program for Red Sea tourism workers
The Red Sea governor, as well as representatives from the International Labor Organization (ILO) office in Cairo, celebrated the conclusion…
Egypt kills 24 militants in Sinai near Russian plane crash site
November 16, 2015
Egypt kills 24 militants in Sinai near Russian plane crash site
Egyptian security forces shot dead 24 Islamic State militants in central Sinai, 70 km from the crash site of the…
Electoral alliance criticizes financial influence, state bias in elections
November 16, 2015
Electoral alliance criticizes financial influence, state bias in elections
An electoral list competing in the ongoing elections for Egypt’s House of Representatives has decried what its leaders suggest is…
Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister
November 16, 2015
Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister
Egypt's two newly discovered oil fields, Zohr and North Alexandria, which will start production in 2017, will help make Egypt…
Egypt’s market gains LE1.4 bn on Monday, indexes mixed
November 16, 2015
Egypt’s market gains LE1.4 bn on Monday, indexes mixed
Egypt's stock market ended its Monday session with a mixed performance, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.64 percent,…
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
November 16, 2015
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has announced that smog in several areas of the country on Sunday was a result of…