Egypt
29 injured with heat exhaustion in Saturday heat wave in Egypt
August 9, 2015
29 injured with heat exhaustion in Saturday heat wave in Egypt
A total of 29 persons were hit by heat exhaustion due to the heat wave that struck Egypt on Saturday,…
Jamaa Islamiya urges pro-Morsi coalition to run for parliament
August 9, 2015
Jamaa Islamiya urges pro-Morsi coalition to run for parliament
Jamaa al-Islamiya has urged outlawed political coalition National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, which led protests demanding the reinstatement of deposed president…
‘Birdwatcher’ awarded best photography in documentary film festival
August 9, 2015
‘Birdwatcher’ awarded best photography in documentary film festival
Thirty documentary films have competed in the 11th Sakiet El-Sawy Documentary Film Festival. "Birdwatcher", produced by Al-Masry Al-Youm and photographed by…
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
August 9, 2015
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
The Alexandria governorate has contracted a local supplier for the purchase of 13 solar-powered carts to be used by street…
Health Minister: Rehydration solution samples below standard
August 9, 2015
Health Minister: Rehydration solution samples below standard
Health Minister Adel Adawy has said that according to a report he received from the committee of pediatricians investigating the…
Newspaper: Saudi Arabia offers petroleum aid to Egypt worth $1.4 billion
August 9, 2015
Newspaper: Saudi Arabia offers petroleum aid to Egypt worth $1.4 billion
Egypt has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia (KSA) whereby KSA will provide petroleum aid to Egypt worth US$1.4 billion…
Alexandria hospital workers protest delayed payments
August 9, 2015
Alexandria hospital workers protest delayed payments
Dozens of workers at the government-run al-Mabarra Hospital in Alexandria began a strike on Saturday over a two-month delay in the…
Libya detains 16 fishermen for illegal entry
August 9, 2015
Libya detains 16 fishermen for illegal entry
Libyan authorities have detained 16 Egyptian fishermen since Friday for illegally violating territorial waters, Libya’s official news agency LANA reported. The…
No chance for interference, Cairo tells Doha following FM remarks
August 9, 2015
No chance for interference, Cairo tells Doha following FM remarks
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest suggestions made by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah in which he proposed mediation…
Egypt’s Morsi complains about prison food, requests medical exam
August 9, 2015
Egypt’s Morsi complains about prison food, requests medical exam
Egypt's ousted former president Mohamed Morsi, who has been in detention for two years, is to undergo a medical examination…