Egypt
Minister on pornography ban: Correct upbringing more important
May 23, 2015
Minister on pornography ban: Correct upbringing more important
Communication and Information Technology Minister Khaled Negm has said that his ministry is not responsible for the content offered on…
Hot weather forecasted for Sunday
May 23, 2015
Hot weather forecasted for Sunday
Weather forecasters are predicting slightly hot weather for Egypt’s northern coasts on Sunday, an increase in temperatures in Cairo and…
At Mideast forum, hopes for future amid chaos
May 23, 2015
At Mideast forum, hopes for future amid chaos
Against a backdrop of Iraq and Syria in flames, Middle Eastern political and business leaders sought to focus on a…
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
May 23, 2015
Group claims responsibility for Fayoum police murders
A group calling itself “The Revolutionary Punishment” has claimed responsibility for shooting dead two police sergeants in Fayoum last Thursday…
Three civilians kidnapped, 1 killed in North Sinai
May 23, 2015
Three civilians kidnapped, 1 killed in North Sinai
Unknown gunmen kidnapped three civilians on Saturday in Rafah, North Sinai. Two of the three who were kidnapped were working at…
Tourism chamber rejects ticket hikes for Aswan monuments
May 23, 2015
Tourism chamber rejects ticket hikes for Aswan monuments
A recent decision by the Antiquities Ministry to raise the ticket prices for Egyptian visitors to historical sites in Aswan…
Abouel Fotouh: Judiciary should be politically neutral
May 23, 2015
Abouel Fotouh: Judiciary should be politically neutral
Egypt’s judiciary should remain out of politics and maintain independence from the executive authority, said Misr Al-Qawia Party chief Abdel…
17 acquitted of breaching Egypt’s protest law in slain activist Sabbagh’s last protest
May 23, 2015
17 acquitted of breaching Egypt’s protest law in slain activist Sabbagh’s last protest
A Cairo court acquitted 17 members of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party (SPAP) of charges of breaking the protest law,…
Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary
May 23, 2015
Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary
Ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi along with several secular figures behind Egypt's 2011 uprising go on trial Saturday, as the…
Parties demand quick decision on constitutionality of protest law
May 23, 2015
Parties demand quick decision on constitutionality of protest law
Eight political parties representing the Democratic Current have demanded the Supreme Constitutional Court to hasten with deciding on the constitutionality…