Egypt
CORRECTION-UPDATE: Egypt’s Sisi approves anti-terrorism law creating special courts
August 17, 2015
CORRECTION-UPDATE: Egypt’s Sisi approves anti-terrorism law creating special courts
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved an anti-terrorism law that sets up special courts and protects its enforcers in the…
Minister: Egypt seeks 50% Internet penetration by end-2016
August 16, 2015
Minister: Egypt seeks 50% Internet penetration by end-2016
Egypt is looking to add 500,000 new Internet users by the end of 2015 and increase its internet penetration rate…
UK recommends ‘only essential travel’ west of Delta
August 16, 2015
UK recommends ‘only essential travel’ west of Delta
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has advised British visitors to Egypt to abstain from travel to regions…
Dates thriving during heatwave
August 16, 2015
Dates thriving during heatwave
“Temperatures are perfect for dates to ripen,” said Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy, justifying the heatwave. According to Fahmy’s press statements: 1 -…
Egypt’s market loses LE10.7 billion on Sunday, EGX30 drops 3.2%
August 16, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE10.7 billion on Sunday, EGX30 drops 3.2%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses on Sunday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went fell 3.22 percent, recording7,625.76 points and…
Doctors protest lack of training
August 16, 2015
Doctors protest lack of training
Several young doctors protested outside the Doctors' Syndicate in Cairo on Saturday to decry what they called a lack of training…
Free Egyptians Party: HRW report on Rabaa camp dispersal is politicized
August 16, 2015
Free Egyptians Party: HRW report on Rabaa camp dispersal is politicized
The Free Egyptians Party has criticized the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the Rabaa camp dispersal by saying it…
Damietta Facebook campaign urges boycott of meat price hikes
August 16, 2015
Damietta Facebook campaign urges boycott of meat price hikes
In an effort to demonstrate against the recent hike in meat prices, some locals in Damietta have launched a Facebook…
Cairo municipality considers total ban of tuk-tuks
August 16, 2015
Cairo municipality considers total ban of tuk-tuks
The Cairo municipality is considering banning tuk-tuks in all districts, following the initial ban that was implemented in the western…
Libya’s government urges Arab air strikes against Islamic State in Sirte
August 16, 2015
Libya’s government urges Arab air strikes against Islamic State in Sirte
Libya's internationally recognised government has asked fellow Arab states to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in the coastal city…