Egypt
Confusion on Morsi’s university dismissal
May 11, 2015
Confusion on Morsi’s university dismissal
The Higher Education Ministry and the University of Zagazig have given contradictory statements as to whether former president Mohamed Morsi has…
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
May 11, 2015
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen's Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a…
Population survey: Family size, child mortality, contraception
May 11, 2015
Population survey: Family size, child mortality, contraception
The 2014 census on Egypt's population, as well as information on child mortality and contraception, was revealed by Health Minister…
Egyptians reportedly in fresh hostage situation in Libya
May 11, 2015
Egyptians reportedly in fresh hostage situation in Libya
Libyan Islamist militants are holding dozens of Egyptian illegal immigrants at the coastal city of Misrata, Reuters reported on Sunday. The…
UPDATE: Egyptian tribes pledge to battle Islamist militant groups
May 10, 2015
UPDATE: Egyptian tribes pledge to battle Islamist militant groups
Thirty Egyptian tribes based in Sinai said on Sunday they would confront militant groups including an Islamic State affiliate that…
150 Libyan tribe leaders to attend international meeting in Cairo
May 10, 2015
150 Libyan tribe leaders to attend international meeting in Cairo
An Egyptian senior diplomatic official has said the meeting Cairo is holding in the last 10 days of May to…
Egypt to learn from Korean sanitary drainage expertise
May 10, 2015
Egypt to learn from Korean sanitary drainage expertise
Local Development Minister Adel Labib and Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid are heading to South Korea this week to learn…
Kedwany’s imprisonment sentence reduced from 2 months to 24 hours
May 10, 2015
Kedwany’s imprisonment sentence reduced from 2 months to 24 hours
The Heliopolis Misdemeanor Appeal Court reduced actor Maged al-Kedwany's sentence from two months to 24 hours Sunday. He was accused of…
Conscript injured in shooting at security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid
May 10, 2015
Conscript injured in shooting at security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid
A conscript was shot in the leg by takfiri elements attacking a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai. He…
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
May 10, 2015
UK ambassador gives funny response to humorous job seeker
The UK ambassador to Cairo made the social network punchline of the day on Thursday when he replied to a…