Egypt
UPDATE: Ministry: Heatwave has killed 40
August 11, 2015
UPDATE: Ministry: Heatwave has killed 40
Victims of the scorching heatwave blanketing Egypt since the start of August surged to 40 on Monday as the Health…
Ministry blames wide-scale power outage on generator glitch
August 11, 2015
Ministry blames wide-scale power outage on generator glitch
The Electricity Ministry said Tuesday that the sudden power outages that took place in several parts of Cairo and Giza…
Nancy Agram concludes shooting ‘The Voice Kids’
August 11, 2015
Nancy Agram concludes shooting ‘The Voice Kids’
Lebanese singer Nancy Agram has announced that she has wrapped up shooting "The Voice Kids" program scheduled to be aired…
Industrial Development Authority cancels new cement factories’ licenses
August 11, 2015
Industrial Development Authority cancels new cement factories’ licenses
The General Authority for Industrial Development, affiliated to the Industry Ministry, announced it will postpone the issuing of licenses to…
Pope Tawadros to resume weekly sermons
August 11, 2015
Pope Tawadros to resume weekly sermons
Father Paul Halim, a spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has said that Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria will resume…
Egypt’s cotton U-turn highlights wider policymaking problems
August 11, 2015
Egypt’s cotton U-turn highlights wider policymaking problems
Standing waist deep in a cotton field, Egyptian farmer Mohamed Khalil cannot mask his anger; after the agriculture ministry banned…
Turkey arrests 15 Egyptian fishermen for violating territorial waters
August 10, 2015
Turkey arrests 15 Egyptian fishermen for violating territorial waters
Turkish coastal guards apprehended Monday 15 Egyptian fishermen boarding two fishing boats for illegally fishing inside Turkey's territorial waters in…
Ahmed Ezz’s challenge to asset freeze rejected
August 10, 2015
Ahmed Ezz’s challenge to asset freeze rejected
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday turned down a request by steel mogul Ahmed Ezz to lift a freeze ordered for…
Simple rules governing Egyptian family businesses
August 10, 2015
Simple rules governing Egyptian family businesses
Any small neighborhood grocery store in Egypt is often opened by a self-made man who works his whole life to build…
16 hospitals seized over suspected Brotherhood links
August 10, 2015
16 hospitals seized over suspected Brotherhood links
A panel formed by the Justice Ministry to freeze the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood decided on Monday to seize 16 hospitals…