Egypt
Middle East Council of Churches calls for unifying Resurrection celebration
November 5, 2015
Middle East Council of Churches calls for unifying Resurrection celebration
The Middle East Council of Churches met in Cairo with the Catholicos Aram I, the Catholicos of the Armenian Orthodox…
Supply Minister explains president’s initiative to control market prices
November 5, 2015
Supply Minister explains president’s initiative to control market prices
Supply and Internal Trade Minister Khaled Hanafi explained in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's initiative to control…
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
November 5, 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry
The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where British tourists were stranded Thursday after flight cancellations over fears a bomb…
Protests block Downing Street as Egypt president visits UK
November 5, 2015
Protests block Downing Street as Egypt president visits UK
Campaigners opposed to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday blocked the entrance to Downing Street, the London residence of…
Egypt promotes Sharm airport chief after Russian plane crash
November 5, 2015
Egypt promotes Sharm airport chief after Russian plane crash
Egypt has promoted the airport chief at Sharm al-Sheikh days after a Russian plane that took off from the Red…
Antiquities minister inaugurates 5 pharaonic tombs in Luxor
November 5, 2015
Antiquities minister inaugurates 5 pharaonic tombs in Luxor
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati and Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr inaugurated Thursday a tomb for King Horemheb and another for King…
Friday forecast: moderate in Cairo, rainy in Sinai
November 5, 2015
Friday forecast: moderate in Cairo, rainy in Sinai
Weather authorities are predicting unstable weather conditions to continue in several parts of Egypt on Friday, with heavy rainfall and…
Germany urges travellers to avoid Sinai, contact travel operators
November 5, 2015
Germany urges travellers to avoid Sinai, contact travel operators
Germany's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged travellers to Egypt to avoid the Sinai Peninsula and, noting suspensions to some airlines'…
Army seeks expansion of its marble production
November 5, 2015
Army seeks expansion of its marble production
Egypt’s military is considering openning schools to teach marble-based handcrafts as well as to expand its factories' production of the…
Egypt minister says no evidence yet that bomb brought down Russian plane
November 5, 2015
Egypt minister says no evidence yet that bomb brought down Russian plane
Investigators have found no evidence so far that an explosion on board brought down a Russian passenger plane that crashed…