Egypt
Minister: New parliament to issue laws on building churches, transitional justice
August 22, 2015
Minister: New parliament to issue laws on building churches, transitional justice
Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ibrahim Henedi said that the Constitution obligates the House of Representatives to issue…
Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue
August 22, 2015
Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El-Damaty will hold a press conference Saturday on a campaign launched to stop the sale of…
HEC: 87 local, foreign NGOs to follow up parliamentary polls
August 22, 2015
HEC: 87 local, foreign NGOs to follow up parliamentary polls
Eighty-seven local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will follow up the upcoming parliamentary elections, said the Higher Election Committee (HEC).The…
Reports conflicting over Egypt-Russia US$2 bn Mig-29 fighters deal
August 22, 2015
Reports conflicting over Egypt-Russia US$2 bn Mig-29 fighters deal
Egypt has signed a US$2 billion deal with Russia for the purchase of Russian MIG-29 fighters, a military source quoted by…
Libyan army reports alleged Turkish arms shipments to Islamists
August 22, 2015
Libyan army reports alleged Turkish arms shipments to Islamists
Libya’s army spokesperson has accused Turkey of aiding Islamist militias operating in his country with weapons shipment as forces allied…
Five-member Egyptian family dies in Kuwait fire
August 22, 2015
Five-member Egyptian family dies in Kuwait fire
An Egyptian man, his wife and their three children died of suffocation resulting from a blaze that caught at their…
UPDATE: Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life prison sentence
August 22, 2015
UPDATE: Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life prison sentence
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and several other prominent Islamists were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday for…
POLL:Egypt’s economic growth accelerates, but less than govt hopes
August 22, 2015
POLL:Egypt’s economic growth accelerates, but less than govt hopes
Egypt's economic growth rate is set to accelerate to 4.5 per cent in the current fiscal year, higher than in…
Egyptian, UAE medical aid sent to Gaza through the Rafah crossing
August 21, 2015
Egyptian, UAE medical aid sent to Gaza through the Rafah crossing
An official source at the Rafah landport said medical aid from Egypt and the UAE was sent to Gaza through…
Foreign Ministry asks pilgrims to comply with medicines’ regulations
August 21, 2015
Foreign Ministry asks pilgrims to comply with medicines’ regulations
The Foreign Ministry asked Egyptian citizens willing to perform Haj (pilgrimage) this year to comply with the Saudi regulations on…