Egypt
Campaign starts to save Eiffel’s lighthouse in Ras Gharib
October 12, 2015
Campaign starts to save Eiffel’s lighthouse in Ras Gharib
In Ras Gharib stands a lighthouse that was built by famous French architect Gustave Eiffel in 1871, following the opening…
British-born economist Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics
October 12, 2015
British-born economist Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics
British-born economist Angus Deaton won the 2015 economics Nobel Prize for "his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare", the Royal…
Military expert mistakes Tunisia’s Nobel-winning quartet for a ‘lady’
October 12, 2015
Military expert mistakes Tunisia’s Nobel-winning quartet for a ‘lady’
When asked to comment on the Nobel Peace Prize recently awarded to a Tunisian quartet widely credited for resolving the…
Tour guides request reopening of Qena-Luxor desert road
October 12, 2015
Tour guides request reopening of Qena-Luxor desert road
Members of the Tour Guides Syndicate in Hurghada have renewed their request to Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar to reopen…
Egypt has one of world’s highest numbers of govt employees: official
October 12, 2015
Egypt has one of world’s highest numbers of govt employees: official
Egypt has one of the highest numbers of government employees in the world, as there is one employee for every…
Forced disappearance, from Argentina to Egypt
October 12, 2015
Forced disappearance, from Argentina to Egypt
On April 30, 1977, 14 women walked to Mayo Square in Buenos Aires near the presidential palace, crying “we want…
Iraq investigating reports IS chief wounded in raid
October 12, 2015
Iraq investigating reports IS chief wounded in raid
Iraq's security services were attempting Monday to confirm reports that Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded in…
UPDATE:Egyptian court releases two Mubarak sons from prison
October 12, 2015
UPDATE:Egyptian court releases two Mubarak sons from prison
An Egyptian court on Monday ruled that former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons could be released from prison while awaiting…
Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
October 12, 2015
Retired army, police vie for seats in parliament
A remarkable number of former army and police officers are running as independent public figures within the 12 electoral lists…
Labor protests may be on horizon following cancellation of social allowance
October 12, 2015
Labor protests may be on horizon following cancellation of social allowance
Labor leaders have begun to mobilize some 400,000 workers from the public business sector in order to protest against more…