Egypt
Red Sea Reserves take legal action to protect dolphins
July 23, 2015
Red Sea Reserves take legal action to protect dolphins
The Red Sea Reserves Authority, in cooperation with HEPCA and the tourism administration of the Red Sea Governorate has launched…
Quran fragments found in UK library are among world’s oldest, says university
July 23, 2015
Quran fragments found in UK library are among world’s oldest, says university
Fragments of a Quran manuscript found in a British university library are from one of the world's oldest surviving copies…
102 policemen stage strike to support ‘wrongly disciplined’ colleagues
July 23, 2015
102 policemen stage strike to support ‘wrongly disciplined’ colleagues
One-hundred and two traffic police personnel have started an open-ended work and hunger strike against the disciplining of seven of…
UPDATE3: Death toll in Nile boat collision rises to 40
July 23, 2015
UPDATE3: Death toll in Nile boat collision rises to 40
The death toll from a boat collision on Egypt's Nile river Wednesday has risen to 40, Chief of Giza Fire…
LE12 bn in tax evasion repatriated
July 22, 2015
LE12 bn in tax evasion repatriated
The Public Prosecution said in a statement that it has repatriated LE12 billion in cases of tax evasion, as well…
Trial of Egyptian fisherman charged with espionage in Sudan postponed to Tuesday
July 22, 2015
Trial of Egyptian fisherman charged with espionage in Sudan postponed to Tuesday
Taha al-Sharidy, head of the Fishermen Union in Dakahlia, said that a Sudanese court has postponed the trial of 101…
Egyptian rights group condemns displacement of 5 families in Minya by security forces
July 22, 2015
Egyptian rights group condemns displacement of 5 families in Minya by security forces
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms has condemned security forces for forcing four families of the Zawyet Al-Gibaly village…
HRDO center: Total govt corruption accounts for LE3.5 billion from state budget in June
July 22, 2015
HRDO center: Total govt corruption accounts for LE3.5 billion from state budget in June
Financial corruption in Egypt has cost a little under LE3.5 billion of state funds for the month of June alone, says the…
Khaled Abol Naga’s sister Salwa dies trying to save kittens from fire
July 22, 2015
Khaled Abol Naga’s sister Salwa dies trying to save kittens from fire
Salwa Abol Naga, a 64-year-old animal rights activist and elder sister of Egyptian actor Khaled Abol Naga, died of suffocation at…
Egypt court sentences Mubarak-era prime minister to 5 years jail
July 22, 2015
Egypt court sentences Mubarak-era prime minister to 5 years jail
An Egyptian court has sentenced Ahmed Nazif, a former prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, to five years in…