Egypt
Story of fruit selling on wholesale markets
May 14, 2015
Story of fruit selling on wholesale markets
"Come on! An auction!" yells Mahmoud Hasaballah, an owner of a small kiosk for selling plums in Soul village in…
Detention extended for photojournalist Shawkan over Brotherhood-link charges
May 14, 2015
Detention extended for photojournalist Shawkan over Brotherhood-link charges
The Cairo Criminal Court extended on Thursday the detention of photojournalist Mahmoud Shawkan and 51 others for another 45 days,…
Civilian killed by unknown gunmen in North Sinai
May 14, 2015
Civilian killed by unknown gunmen in North Sinai
A 50-year-old man was shot on Thursday by unknown assailants, south of the city of Arish in North Sinai, security…
Egypt’s market threatened with deletion from MSCI index
May 14, 2015
Egypt’s market threatened with deletion from MSCI index
Morgan Stanley Commercial Index threatened the Egyptian Stock Exchange with deletion from its emerging markets index, after removing Telecom Egypt…
Downtown coffee shops raise prices over Al-Alfy street development
May 14, 2015
Downtown coffee shops raise prices over Al-Alfy street development
The clients of Downtown coffee shops did not expect to pay for the government's development of Al-Alfy street, which was…
Poll: 85% of Egyptians for appointing lower-class in the judiciary
May 14, 2015
Poll: 85% of Egyptians for appointing lower-class in the judiciary
The majority of Egyptians support disregarding the social background of applicants in their appointment to posts in the judiciary, a…
Sources: Mubarak to be released after paying fine
May 14, 2015
Sources: Mubarak to be released after paying fine
Former President Hosni Mubarak has already served the sentence issued against him in the presidential palace case, while he was…
Burundi army head says coup attempt failed, fighting rages in capital
May 14, 2015
Burundi army head says coup attempt failed, fighting rages in capital
The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted coup had failed and forces loyal to President Pierre…
13 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya, families say
May 14, 2015
13 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya, families say
Residents of Al-Sheikh Massoud village in Minya said they had received phone calls from their fmaily members working in Libya,…
Official: Parliamentary elections to be held in October
May 14, 2015
Official: Parliamentary elections to be held in October
The Parliamentary elections will be held in October, after the adoption of the election legislation, which is currently being reviewed…