Egypt
Sharqiya schools suffer from neglect
October 1, 2015
Sharqiya schools suffer from neglect
Schools here are in bad condition, complained Sharqiya residents at the start of the new academic year. They say that…
Mubarak celebrates newborn grandson in secrecy
October 1, 2015
Mubarak celebrates newborn grandson in secrecy
Gamal Mubarak celebrated the birth of his new son with his father, former President Hosni Mubarak, amid high secrecy, Dubai-based…
Pentagon approves sale of Hellfire missiles to Egypt
October 1, 2015
Pentagon approves sale of Hellfire missiles to Egypt
The United States has approved the sale of an undisclosed number of Hellfire missiles to Egypt as part of a…
China’s president to visit Cairo in January
October 1, 2015
China’s president to visit Cairo in January
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Egypt in January 2016, according to sources. The sources referred to high-level diplomatic communications between…
Two explosions in Zagazig
October 1, 2015
Two explosions in Zagazig
Two consecutive explosions were heard in Zagazig City, Sharqiya, in the early hours of Thursday morning. The first took place…
Endowments Ministry raises Egyptian hajj death toll to 83
October 1, 2015
Endowments Ministry raises Egyptian hajj death toll to 83
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry raised the death toll of Egyptians killed in a stampede during hajj last week from 78 to 83. The stampede…
British lords arrive in Cairo Wednesday
October 1, 2015
British lords arrive in Cairo Wednesday
A five-member delegation from the British House of Lords arrived in Cairo on Wednesday evening to meet with a number…
Iran nearly doubles its death toll from hajj stampede
October 1, 2015
Iran nearly doubles its death toll from hajj stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding…
Brotherhood students from Alexandria University stage protests, demand release of colleagues
September 30, 2015
Brotherhood students from Alexandria University stage protests, demand release of colleagues
Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood students from Alexandria University’s Faculty of Engineering staged protests on Wednesday to demand the release of their…
EgyptAir flight malfunction frightens passengers
September 30, 2015
EgyptAir flight malfunction frightens passengers
Passengers on board EgyptAir flight 903 from Borg al-Arab Airport in Alexandria to Dubai Airport were in a state of…