Egypt
4 die in Fayoum after digging 40-m hole in home for treasure
August 20, 2015
4 die in Fayoum after digging 40-m hole in home for treasure
Rescue teams in Fayoum managed on Wednesday to recover the bodies of four treasure hunters who had dug a deep…
Hamas: Unknown assailants snatch Palestinians in Sinai
August 20, 2015
Hamas: Unknown assailants snatch Palestinians in Sinai
Gunmen in Egypt boarded a bus carrying Palestinians from Cairo to Gaza and seized four of the passengers before letting…
Foreign ministry: Egypt’s decision about anti-terror law should be respected
August 20, 2015
Foreign ministry: Egypt’s decision about anti-terror law should be respected
The Foreign Ministry has said that Egypt's decision about the new anti-terror law should be respected.Egypt has never commented on…
UPDATE2 :Islamic State claims Cairo courthouse bomb which wounded 29
August 20, 2015
UPDATE2 :Islamic State claims Cairo courthouse bomb which wounded 29
Islamic State's Egypt affiliate said it was behind a car bombing that wounded 29 people near a state security building…
In Egypt, the “disappeared” resurface on TV as terrorists
August 20, 2015
In Egypt, the “disappeared” resurface on TV as terrorists
Plainclothes Egyptian state security officers pounced on Suhayb Saad as he left a Cairo restaurant in June.They blindfolded the activist…
Youssef Ziedan slams IS execution of Syrian archaeologist
August 19, 2015
Youssef Ziedan slams IS execution of Syrian archaeologist
Renowned Egyptian scholar Youssef Ziedan has lambasted the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” in Syria for beheading Syria's eldery former chief of…
95.4% of merchants dilute pesticides
August 19, 2015
95.4% of merchants dilute pesticides
A study prepared by the pesticides' committee of the Agriculture Ministry proved that 95.4 percent of pesticides are spoiled because…
Egypt’s market loses LE8.5 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 down 2.1%
August 19, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE8.5 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 down 2.1%
Egypt's market extended its heavy losses on Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index fell 2.13 percent, recording 7,240.77 points…
IS beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra
August 19, 2015
IS beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra
The Islamic State group has beheaded the 82-year-old former antiquities director for the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief…
Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
August 19, 2015
Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
A campaign is seeking to collect signatures from lawyers worldwide in a petition to the United Nation’s Secretary General, demanding…