Egypt
HarassMap campaign highlights criminality of sexual harassment
May 25, 2015
HarassMap campaign highlights criminality of sexual harassment
Despite a high prevalence of sexual harassment in Egypt, of which 85 percent of women say they have been subject…
Press freedom campaign denounces journalist’s arrest
May 25, 2015
Press freedom campaign denounces journalist’s arrest
A campaign advocating press freedom has denounced the arrest of a Journalists Syndicate official on Saturday, dismissing the incident as…
Italian donors raise credit limit financing Italian projects in Egypt to 10 billion euros
May 25, 2015
Italian donors raise credit limit financing Italian projects in Egypt to 10 billion euros
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said Italian donors, which include Italian banks and the Italian Loan Guarantee…
Electricity Ministry: Committed to price restructuring over 5 years
May 25, 2015
Electricity Ministry: Committed to price restructuring over 5 years
Sabah Mashaly, depuy electricity minister for developing political communication and performance, said the ministry is committed to the electricity prices…
Nine agreements to be signed between Egypt, Jordan
May 25, 2015
Nine agreements to be signed between Egypt, Jordan
Undersecretary of the International Cooperation Ministry Fathy Mahmoud Abdel Azim said that the joint Egyptian-Jordanian Higher Committee has reached nine agreements…
Liver transplant expert: 15 million Egyptians have hepatitis C
May 25, 2015
Liver transplant expert: 15 million Egyptians have hepatitis C
Liver transplant expert Dr. Mohamed Negm said there are 15 million Egyptians infected with hepatitis C.
Nour Party divisions deepen following undeclared public assembly
May 25, 2015
Nour Party divisions deepen following undeclared public assembly
Divisions within the Nour Party, now Egypt’s largest religiously-oriented political party, have deepened after an undeclared general assembly renewed confidence…
Court: It is incompetent to decide whether Israel terrorist entity
May 25, 2015
Court: It is incompetent to decide whether Israel terrorist entity
The Court of Urgent Matters Court ruled Monday it has no competence to decide on a lawsuit demanding Israel be…
Brotherhood announces death of leader in prison
May 25, 2015
Brotherhood announces death of leader in prison
The Muslim Brotherhood’s disbanded Freedom and Justice Party announced the death of leading member and former MP Mohamed al-Falahgy in…
Five bodies recovered, 20 arrested in illegal immigration in Borollos
May 25, 2015
Five bodies recovered, 20 arrested in illegal immigration in Borollos
Five victims were recovered from the Mediterranean on Monday while 20 others were arrested attempting to illegally immigrate to Italy. Residents…