Egypt
Egyptian central bank says met half foreign investors’ dollar backlog
June 9, 2015
Egyptian central bank says met half foreign investors’ dollar backlog
Egypt's central bank said on Tuesday it had covered 50 percent of a backlog of dollars owed to foreign investors.Difficulty…
Egypt says Human Rights Watch report politicized, biased
June 9, 2015
Egypt says Human Rights Watch report politicized, biased
The Egyptian government on Tuesday dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicized and lacking…
Italian-Egyptian designer Alessandro Monti dies at 90
June 9, 2015
Italian-Egyptian designer Alessandro Monti dies at 90
"You will be the designer of modern Egypt's clothes," late President Gamal Abdel Nasser told Italian designer Alessandro Monti. Abdel Nasser…
11 sentenced to death, 21 acquitted in Port Said massacre
June 9, 2015
11 sentenced to death, 21 acquitted in Port Said massacre
The Port Said Criminal Court sentenced 11 people to death over charges of murder in Egypt’s worst sports catastrophe on…
Two policemen injured in Arish
June 9, 2015
Two policemen injured in Arish
Two policemen from the North Sinai security department were injured when an armored vehicle was targeted south of Arish city. Sources…
Mehleb to meet with Egyptian Solvadi manufacturers
June 9, 2015
Mehleb to meet with Egyptian Solvadi manufacturers
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb commissioned Health Minister Adel al-Adawy to prepare a meeting where a specific price will be agreed…
Another civilian dead as army gives out Ramadan charity
June 9, 2015
Another civilian dead as army gives out Ramadan charity
A 61-year-old woman died on Sunday in a stampede over food allotments customarily given out by the military to needy…
Minister: No power cuts this summer
June 9, 2015
Minister: No power cuts this summer
Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker has said that electricity will not be cut during in summer this year,…
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
June 9, 2015
Lady pleads to president to return missing lawyer son
A woman has addressed Egypt’s presidency to return her lawyer son to her. Aida Mosleh, the mother of Omar al-Araby, called…
Policeman’s house burns in Sinai, IS kills ‘police spy’
June 9, 2015
Policeman’s house burns in Sinai, IS kills ‘police spy’
Unknown assailants set a policeman’s house in the al-Obour district of Arish city, North Sinai on fire and a mortar…