Egypt
Nabil Sadek sworn in as prosecutor general
September 19, 2015
Nabil Sadek sworn in as prosecutor general
Nabil Sadek was sworn in as prosecutor general on Saturday morning before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He was appointed 53…
New government faces 5 challenges
September 19, 2015
New government faces 5 challenges
The new government of Sherif Ismail, who was sworn in before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday morning, is facing…
Mexico’s president meets tourists wounded in Egypt attack
September 19, 2015
Mexico’s president meets tourists wounded in Egypt attack
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Friday visited six Mexican tourists who were wounded in an attack in Egypt.The presidential…
Egypt attack survivors back in Mexico
September 19, 2015
Egypt attack survivors back in Mexico
On stretchers and in wheelchairs, six Mexican tourists wounded in an Egyptian air strike that mistakenly killed eight others returned…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 7
September 19, 2015
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 7
The number of Egyptian pilgrims who passed away in Saudi Arabia rose to seven after the death of a 53-year…
9 militants killed, 88 suspects arrested in North Sinai major operation
September 19, 2015
9 militants killed, 88 suspects arrested in North Sinai major operation
Nine militants were killed Friday while 88 suspects were arrested during an extensive security operation that was launched by the army…
UPDATE: New Egyptian government includes 33 ministries, 16 new ministers
September 19, 2015
UPDATE: New Egyptian government includes 33 ministries, 16 new ministers
The new government was sworn in before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at 8 am on Saturday. The new government, headed…
UPDATE 2: Egypt’s Sisi swears in new government, keeps ministers in key posts
September 19, 2015
UPDATE 2: Egypt’s Sisi swears in new government, keeps ministers in key posts
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in on Saturday…
Israel police deploy as Hamas calls ‘day of rage’
September 18, 2015
Israel police deploy as Hamas calls ‘day of rage’
Israeli police deployed heavily on Friday to bar young Muslim men from prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque site in Jerusalem…
Israel ramps up security in Jerusalem’s Old City
September 18, 2015
Israel ramps up security in Jerusalem’s Old City
Israel deployed hundreds of extra police around the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday after Palestinian leaders called for a…