Egypt
UPDATE: Five Brotherhood supporters sentenced in absentia for rioting in Giza
June 14, 2015
UPDATE: Five Brotherhood supporters sentenced in absentia for rioting in Giza
The Agouza Misdemeanor Court sentenced five Brotherhood supporters in absentia to five years in prison on Sunday, with a fine…
Reports: Tunisia’s Ghannouchi seeks Egypt Govt-Brotherhood settlement
June 14, 2015
Reports: Tunisia’s Ghannouchi seeks Egypt Govt-Brotherhood settlement
The leader of Tunisia’s Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Ennahda Movement, Rachid al-Ghannouchi, is seeking a Saudi-sponsored political settlement between the Brotherhood and…
Badie’s ‘Adua’ retrial postponed to August 30
June 14, 2015
Badie’s ‘Adua’ retrial postponed to August 30
The Minya Criminal Court postponed on Sunday the retrial of Muslim Brotherhood Guide Mohamed Badie and 78 others in the case…
Head of EU Delegation to Egypt: The desalination of seawater should be part of the Egyptian dream
June 14, 2015
Head of EU Delegation to Egypt: The desalination of seawater should be part of the Egyptian dream
According to the MENA agency, Ambassador James Moran, Head of European Union Delegation to Egypt said that the desalination of seawater…
Court rejects appeal against former minister’s acquittal in Akhbar Al-Youm land sale case
June 14, 2015
Court rejects appeal against former minister’s acquittal in Akhbar Al-Youm land sale case
The Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal filed by the prosecution against the acquittal of former Housing Minister Ahmed…
12 dead, 34 injured in Hurghada bus accident
June 14, 2015
12 dead, 34 injured in Hurghada bus accident
Twelve passengers died and 34 others were injured in a bus accident in Hurghada on Sunday, according to Dr. Hossam…
IOM Director General: Europe to need 40 million migrants by 2050
June 14, 2015
IOM Director General: Europe to need 40 million migrants by 2050
The European market will need as many as 40 million migrants from countries like Egypt by 2050, according to estimates…
Coptic Church grants 30 permits for second marriages
June 14, 2015
Coptic Church grants 30 permits for second marriages
Archbishop Royce Morcos, spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, said the Clerical Board has granted second marriage permits…
Ahmed Shafiq resigns from National Movement Party
June 14, 2015
Ahmed Shafiq resigns from National Movement Party
National Movement Party Chief Ahmed Shafiq has said that he submitted his resignation to the members of the party’s supreme…
CAPMAS: Egypt’s licensed vehicles rose by 12% in 2014, reaching 7.9 million
June 14, 2015
CAPMAS: Egypt’s licensed vehicles rose by 12% in 2014, reaching 7.9 million
The number of licensed vehicles on Egypt's roads rose by 12.2 percent year-over-year in 2014, recording 7.9 million nationwide, compared…