Egypt
Seniors above 60 account for 6.9% of Egypt’s population
September 30, 2015
Seniors above 60 account for 6.9% of Egypt’s population
Citizens above the age of 60 accounted for 6.9 percent of Egypt’s population in 2014, according to a government report…
Essebsi to meet Sisi on Sunday
September 30, 2015
Essebsi to meet Sisi on Sunday
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is arriving to Egypt on Sunday for a two-day visit to meet President Abdel Fattah…
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
September 30, 2015
UPDATE: Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil…
Victims’ families denounce govt failure in Hajj deaths
September 30, 2015
Victims’ families denounce govt failure in Hajj deaths
Families of the Egyptians who died in the Hajj stampede have denounced the Egyptian authorities’ failure to assist them in…
Egypt takes delivery of second floating LNG import terminal
September 30, 2015
Egypt takes delivery of second floating LNG import terminal
Egypt took delivery of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on Wednesday and plans to start operations in…
Cairo University bans niqabs among teaching staff
September 30, 2015
Cairo University bans niqabs among teaching staff
Cairo University has issued a decision banning female members of its teaching staff from wearing the Islamic full face cover…
Ph.D. dissertation tackles challenges facing anti-sexual harassment organizations
September 30, 2015
Ph.D. dissertation tackles challenges facing anti-sexual harassment organizations
Nashwa Rashad, a researcher at Helwan University, has presented a Ph.D.
Egypt ranks 116th out of 140 in Global Competitiveness Report
September 30, 2015
Egypt ranks 116th out of 140 in Global Competitiveness Report
Egypt has improved its ranking from last year’s 119th place to 116th place, out of 140 countries worldwide in the…
Student protest outside Cabinet building forcibly dispersed by security
September 30, 2015
Student protest outside Cabinet building forcibly dispersed by security
A protest led by graduate students, who are demanding an appointment with the government, outside the Cabinet's building on Qasr…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina broadcasts 10 Metropolitan Opera productions
September 30, 2015
Bibliotheca Alexandrina broadcasts 10 Metropolitan Opera productions
With a giant screen and high-quality stereo sound that makes you feel you are sitting in the Metropolitan Opera house,…