Egypt
Education minister sought jamming devices to combat exam cheating
May 21, 2015
Education minister sought jamming devices to combat exam cheating
Egyptian Education Minister Moheb al-Rafie said he had approached the Communication and Information Technology Ministry for devices which could jam signals from…
Egypt’s Copts praise Sisi but await more tangible support
May 21, 2015
Egypt’s Copts praise Sisi but await more tangible support
When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dispatched fighter jets this year against Islamic State targets in Libya in retaliation for…
BG Group negotiates on Israel-Egypt Subsea Gas Pipeline
May 21, 2015
BG Group negotiates on Israel-Egypt Subsea Gas Pipeline
BG Group is negotiating a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Israeli fields to Egypt according to UK subsea industry…
Politicians divided over Zend as justice minister
May 21, 2015
Politicians divided over Zend as justice minister
Political parties have given mixed reactions to the selection of Ahmed al-Zend as justice minister on Tuesday, as the selection of the…
48 MB members sentenced to 10 years in prison
May 21, 2015
48 MB members sentenced to 10 years in prison
Suez Criminal Court sentenced 48 alleged members of the Muslim Brotherhood to 10 years in prison over violence, blocking roads…
Sharm El-Sheikh squash championship prizes raised to $50,000
May 21, 2015
Sharm El-Sheikh squash championship prizes raised to $50,000
The quarter-finals of the Sharm El-Sheikh International Squash men and women’s championship kick off on Thursday in the giant glass…
Another child dies after falling into manhole
May 21, 2015
Another child dies after falling into manhole
A young 6-year-old child named Menna al-Sayyed died after falling into the sewers through a manhole in Ousim district in…
Fuel smart cards to be distributed Monday
May 21, 2015
Fuel smart cards to be distributed Monday
Head of E-Finance company Ibrahim Sarhan said the units and departments of the traffic received smart cards for gasoline and…
Violence down from last week to current, rights coalition says
May 21, 2015
Violence down from last week to current, rights coalition says
This week has witnessed 84 incidents of violence, down from 106 incidents in the previous week, according to a report…
Egypt permits private sector to import natural gas
May 21, 2015
Egypt permits private sector to import natural gas
Egypt has given the private sector a green light to import natural gas or liquefied natural gas (LNG), a government…