Egypt
Russian officials believe Sinai plane brought down by bomb: US sources
November 10, 2015
Russian officials believe Sinai plane brought down by bomb: US sources
Russian communications intercepted by US intelligence agencies showed Russia believed the plane that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, on October 31…
Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews
November 9, 2015
Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews
Muqtada Al-Sadr, one of Iraq’s influential Shi'ite leaders, has invited Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the top religious academy in the Sunni Islamic…
Egypt state TV suspends anchor for criticizing Sisi
November 9, 2015
Egypt state TV suspends anchor for criticizing Sisi
Egyptian state television has suspended anchor Azza AlHenawy for criticizing state officials on the Alexandria and Beheira flood deaths. AlHenawy has…
Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo
November 9, 2015
Egypt police kill leading Islamic State militant in Cairo
Egyptian police said on Monday they killed a top Islamic State group operative in the capital implicated in a string…
Egypt-Canada business council to host antiquities minister
November 9, 2015
Egypt-Canada business council to host antiquities minister
The Egypt Canada Business Council, headed by Moataz Raslan, will host Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati on Tuesday. The event will discuss…
Stock market ordered to freeze Salah Diab’s assets
November 9, 2015
Stock market ordered to freeze Salah Diab’s assets
Egypt’s stock market was ordered to freeze the assets of businessman and Al-Masry Al-Youm founder Salah Diab and 16 others on…
Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister
November 9, 2015
Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery, on Monday, of parts of an archaeological compartment that dates back to the Ptolemaic…
Egypt receives 3 bodies of Egyptians from Jordan floods
November 9, 2015
Egypt receives 3 bodies of Egyptians from Jordan floods
The Cairo Airport received the bodies of three Egyptians, on Monday, who drowned in Jordan's recent floods. The three bodies include…
Mild weather expected Tuesday, rain in Lower Egypt
November 9, 2015
Mild weather expected Tuesday, rain in Lower Egypt
Meteorologists expect mild weather Tuesday in Cairo and along the north coast and weather will be moderate in the morning…
UPDATE: Military extends detention of journalist for 4 days over rumor charges
November 9, 2015
UPDATE: Military extends detention of journalist for 4 days over rumor charges
Independent investigative news website Mada Masr's reporter Hossam Bahgat was ordered to four days of custody detention pending interrogaitons by…