Egypt
Nurses accused of neglect in kidnapping remanded into custody
May 28, 2015
Nurses accused of neglect in kidnapping remanded into custody
A judge from the South Giza Court has remanded two nurses from the Om al-Masryeen Hospital into custody for 15…
Video: Policemen insult cafe owner during razing mission
May 28, 2015
Video: Policemen insult cafe owner during razing mission
A widely-circulated video has shown police officers dragging and insulting a cafe owner who cried foul during a police campaign…
CAPMAS: 50% of female deaths blamed on circulatory diseases
May 28, 2015
CAPMAS: 50% of female deaths blamed on circulatory diseases
The death rate among women reached 5.5 for every 1,000 women in 2013, according to the Central Agency for Public…
Defendant accused of embezzling revolution victims’ funds referred to psychologist
May 28, 2015
Defendant accused of embezzling revolution victims’ funds referred to psychologist
The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed the trial of 37 defendants accused of embezzling the funds of the National Council…
Sherien Reda: Divorce from Amr Diab did not affect my career
May 28, 2015
Sherien Reda: Divorce from Amr Diab did not affect my career
Sherien Reda, ex-wife of singer Amr Diab, has said her divorce from Diab did not affect her acting career. Reda said…
Al-Morshidy: Govt policies serve imported products
May 28, 2015
Al-Morshidy: Govt policies serve imported products
Mohamed Al-Morshidy, President of the Chamber of Textile Industries, said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that the industry is…
Arab UN committee to meet French ambassador over Palestine
May 28, 2015
Arab UN committee to meet French ambassador over Palestine
The Arab ministerial committee responsible for monitoring the Palestine file in the United Nations will meet in Cairo with the…
Egyptian appears on Forbes list of most powerful women in 2015
May 28, 2015
Egyptian appears on Forbes list of most powerful women in 2015
Forbes magazine has selected British national Nemat Shafiq, the deputy governor of the Bank of England, as the 66th most…
Haifa Wehbe gets best Middle East actress award
May 28, 2015
Haifa Wehbe gets best Middle East actress award
Lebanese actor and singer Haifa Wehbe thanked her fans for their votes, which garnered her the best actress award in…
Erdogan renews attack on Morsi death sentence
May 28, 2015
Erdogan renews attack on Morsi death sentence
Turkish President Reecep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a fresh attack on Egypt over the death sentence handed to former president…