Egypt
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
August 17, 2015
Rafah, Sheikh Zuwayed decry NCHR ‘negligence’
A National Council for Human Rights committee arrived to Arish earlier last week to investigate the living conditions of the…
Meeting on Thursday to resolve Renaissance Dam differences
August 17, 2015
Meeting on Thursday to resolve Renaissance Dam differences
The irrigation ministers from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the technical studies done…
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
August 17, 2015
Four gunmen killed, 2 officers wounded in attack on Rafah military post
Army troops in North Sinai killed four militants on Monday, in response to an attack by gunmen on a military post…
Three beheaded bodies found in Rafah
August 17, 2015
Three beheaded bodies found in Rafah
Residents of Rafah, North Sinai found on Sunday evening three beheaded bodies dumped in the desert area south of Rafah,…
Ambassador: 150-200 dead in Libya ‘massacre’
August 17, 2015
Ambassador: 150-200 dead in Libya ‘massacre’
A battle between Islamic State group jihadists and local gunmen in Sirte has left between 150 and 200 dead, a…
Deadline Thursday for parliamentary election monitoring
August 17, 2015
Deadline Thursday for parliamentary election monitoring
Social Solidarity Ministry has reiterated that the deadline for applicant organizations eager to monitor Egypt’s anticipated parliament elections is next Thursday,…
Wasat Party leader back to politics shortly after release
August 17, 2015
Wasat Party leader back to politics shortly after release
The chairman of the centrist Islamist Wasat Party Abul Ela Mady resumed his political activity on Saturday, a few days…
Egypt opens border with Gaza for first time in 2 months
August 17, 2015
Egypt opens border with Gaza for first time in 2 months
Egypt has opened its border with the Gaza Strip for the first time in two months.The Rafah border crossing opened…
First Egyptian female party chairperson resigns citing divisions
August 17, 2015
First Egyptian female party chairperson resigns citing divisions
The first female chairperson of an Egyptian political party announced her resignation on Sunday, citing several internal rifts within her…
Presidential amendments allow dual nationals to own Sinai buildings
August 17, 2015
Presidential amendments allow dual nationals to own Sinai buildings
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi adopted changes to a 2012 law regulating land ownership in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, allowing…