Egypt
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
June 5, 2015
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid said Friday that the movement of commercial trucks from Egypt to Libya would return partially…
Sources: Egyptian Qaeda militant once jailed for Sadat assassination dies
June 5, 2015
Sources: Egyptian Qaeda militant once jailed for Sadat assassination dies
An Islamist militant jailed for plotting al Qaeda bombings since his release from prison in 2012 after serving time for…
Security official warns transit personnel to be vigilant
June 5, 2015
Security official warns transit personnel to be vigilant
Sayyed Gad al-Haq, Assistant Foreign Minister for Transport Police, has ordered personnel tasked with securing means of transportation to be…
Sisi: Two ministries planned for Egyptians abroad, SMEs promotion
June 5, 2015
Sisi: Two ministries planned for Egyptians abroad, SMEs promotion
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has said he plans to establish two new ministries; one for Egyptians abroad and…
Brotherhood marches dispersed in Cairo, others staged in Daqahlia
June 5, 2015
Brotherhood marches dispersed in Cairo, others staged in Daqahlia
Security has dispersed marches by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and former president Mohamed Morsi in Matariya, east of Cairo,…
Egyptian plane makes emergency landing in Medina
June 5, 2015
Egyptian plane makes emergency landing in Medina
A Cairo-bound Egyptian passenger plane made an emergency landing at the Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia, late…
Huge blaze in New Valley leaves ten asphyxiated
June 5, 2015
Huge blaze in New Valley leaves ten asphyxiated
A large fire caught on Friday at a main marketplace in the city of Kharja in the New Valley province,…
Policeman injured in IED blast south of Cairo
June 5, 2015
Policeman injured in IED blast south of Cairo
A police sergeant was wounded early Friday when an IED planted by unknown perpetrators went off in Helwan, south of…
Egypt mobile phone March subscriptions down 8.3%
June 5, 2015
Egypt mobile phone March subscriptions down 8.3%
The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Egypt declined 8.27 percent from a year earlier to 95.99 million as of…
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit rises to 9.9% of GDP in 10 months
June 5, 2015
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit rises to 9.9% of GDP in 10 months
Egypt's budget deficit in ten months to April rose to 9.9 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), compared with 8.2…