Egypt
Egypt’s market loses LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 drops 2.1%
August 12, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE6.1 billion on Wednesday, EGX30 drops 2.1%
Egypt's market incurred heavy losses on Wednesday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index fell 2.12 percent, recording 7,911.88 points and…
EgyptAir to transport 2,200 Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year
August 12, 2015
EgyptAir to transport 2,200 Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year
The head of EgyptAir, Hesham al-Nahas, said Wednesday that the airline company has signed a cooperation agreement with Palestinian Airways,…
Journalists Syndicate to discuss 2-year detention of photojournalist Shawkan
August 12, 2015
Journalists Syndicate to discuss 2-year detention of photojournalist Shawkan
The Press Freedom Committee (PFC) at the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate will meet today to discuss the two-year imprisonment of photojournalist…
Fever hospitals declare state of emergency
August 12, 2015
Fever hospitals declare state of emergency
Ashraf al-Etreby, the head of the Fever Hospitals' General Directorate, which is affiliated to the Health Ministry, has declared that…
Ministry denies meningitis epidemic
August 12, 2015
Ministry denies meningitis epidemic
The Health Ministry has dismissed reports about cases of a meningitis epidemic as the country has recorded 61 deaths due…
UPDATE: Islamic State Egypt affiliate says beheads Croatian hostage
August 12, 2015
UPDATE: Islamic State Egypt affiliate says beheads Croatian hostage
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate published a photograph it said showed the beheaded body of a Croatian hostage it had threatened…
10 Brotherhood associations dissolved
August 12, 2015
10 Brotherhood associations dissolved
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly has dissolved 10 Muslim Brotherhood associations, of which nine were in Daqahlia and one was…
Tuk tuks detected twice in banned areas to be confiscated
August 12, 2015
Tuk tuks detected twice in banned areas to be confiscated
Cairo governor Saeed Mostafa has issued a decision to confiscate all tuk tuks that are detected twice in downtown Cairo…
CAPMAS: 28% of youth live in poverty, 24% on the edge of poverty
August 12, 2015
CAPMAS: 28% of youth live in poverty, 24% on the edge of poverty
A 2014 report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on International Youth Day said 27.8…
Actor Ali Hassanein dies at 76
August 12, 2015
Actor Ali Hassanein dies at 76
Ashraf Zaki, head of the Actors Syndicate, has announced the death of actor Ali Hassanein at the age of 76…