Egypt
Toshka sees first solar-powered water well
October 21, 2015
Toshka sees first solar-powered water well
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi will open on Thursday the first government-built, solar-powered water well in Toshka. The project,…
Egyptian-Jordanian perform rescue exercise of sunken ferry
October 21, 2015
Egyptian-Jordanian perform rescue exercise of sunken ferry
An Egyptian-Jordanian simulated rescue operation of passengers of a sunken ferry was exercised on Wednesday off the shores of Nuweiba. The…
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
October 21, 2015
Al-Nour Party to meet over election failure Thursday
Chairman of al-Nour Party Younes Makhyoun announced Tuesday evening that the party's supreme body will meet on Thursday to discuss…
Only 5 percent of expats voted in 1st round of Egypt polls
October 21, 2015
Only 5 percent of expats voted in 1st round of Egypt polls
A total of 30,531 expatriates cast their ballot in the first two-day round of Egypt’s parliamentary election, the country’s electoral…
Initial vote counts reflect a waning glamour of veteran parties
October 21, 2015
Initial vote counts reflect a waning glamour of veteran parties
Premature vote counts from 14 governorates for the first phase of parliamentary elections have come with several surprises, with the…
Syrian President Assad makes surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin
October 21, 2015
Syrian President Assad makes surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Putin
Embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has flown to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is now his…
Humid hot weather expected Thursday
October 21, 2015
Humid hot weather expected Thursday
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority expects humid hot weather on Thursday in the north and in northern Upper Egypt.
Judges kill boredom of elections by chatting, studying lawsuits in polling stations
October 21, 2015
Judges kill boredom of elections by chatting, studying lawsuits in polling stations
To kill time and boredom, judges assigned to supervise parliamentary elections in the Red Sea governorate chose different means of entertainment…
UPDATE: Egypt replaces central bank governor Hisham Ramez
October 21, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt replaces central bank governor Hisham Ramez
Egypt has named senior banker Tarek Amer to head the central bank from November, in a move welcomed by traders…
Officer, 10 conscripts wounded in Arish blast
October 21, 2015
Officer, 10 conscripts wounded in Arish blast
One police officer and ten other conscripts were wounded in North Sinai’s city of Arish when a roadside bomb exploded…