Egypt
Two children killed playing with IED in Beheira
May 11, 2015
Two children killed playing with IED in Beheira
Two young girls, 5, and 3, were killed in an explosion from an IED they found near their home in…
UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt
May 11, 2015
UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt
Egypt's Housing Ministry signed with the United Arab Emirates an agreement on Monday which sees the latter delivering 50 thousand…
Expert: Egyptian government benefits from biting housing crisis
May 11, 2015
Expert: Egyptian government benefits from biting housing crisis
The Egyptian government, being the country’s largest landowner, is benefitting from the housing crisis, characterized by housing prices going beyond…
Justice Minister bears brunt of public anger after classist remark
May 11, 2015
Justice Minister bears brunt of public anger after classist remark
Despite the popular outraged sparked by a recent statement released by the Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber, he has refused to…
Minister shunned for demanding lands for slum-dwellers
May 11, 2015
Minister shunned for demanding lands for slum-dwellers
The Egyptian minister responsible for the relocation of slum dwellers and rehabilitation of squatter areas says she was shunned by…
Environment Minister: Regulations for the use of coal are necessary to prevent harmful effects on the environment
May 11, 2015
Environment Minister: Regulations for the use of coal are necessary to prevent harmful effects on the environment
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said that limited sources of energy and shortages of fuel have made it imperative to search…
Head of Garbage Collectors Syndicate lashes out at Justice Minister
May 11, 2015
Head of Garbage Collectors Syndicate lashes out at Justice Minister
Shehata al-Moqadis, the head of the Garbage Collectors Syndicate, has criticized Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber for objecting to the appointment…
Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide
May 11, 2015
Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide
Scattered showers and high wind were witnessed on Monday by several areas of Greater Cairo and other provinces. In Qalyubia, heavy…
Expert to lecture on housing crisis
May 11, 2015
Expert to lecture on housing crisis
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo is organizing a lecture May 21 on Egypt’s housing crisis in light of the excess…
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
May 11, 2015
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
Cairo's Court of Cassation turned down the appeal submitted by Alaa Abdel Fattah, his sister Mona Seif and three other…