Egypt
Report: Violence rate in Egypt increases by 6% this week
April 28, 2015
Report: Violence rate in Egypt increases by 6% this week
The rate of violence in Egypt increased by 6 percent between April 17-23 with 99 incidents, compared to 93 last week,…
Soldier injured in North Sinai roadside bombing
April 28, 2015
Soldier injured in North Sinai roadside bombing
A soldier was injured on Tuesday morning following the explosion of an IED on Arish-Rafah road at the entrance to…
NASA researcher: Egypt used amateur website to determine lost satellite location
April 28, 2015
NASA researcher: Egypt used amateur website to determine lost satellite location
Egypt has used an amateur and unprofessional website to determine the location of its EGYPTSAT2 satellite, according to the scientific…
Mubarak corruption lawsuit referred to State Commissioners
April 28, 2015
Mubarak corruption lawsuit referred to State Commissioners
The Administrative Court of the State Council referred on Tuesday the lawsuit filed by Samir Sabry to the State Commissioner'a…
Prime Minister expands the Rafah buffer zone
April 28, 2015
Prime Minister expands the Rafah buffer zone
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decision Monday, sealing off another area in the Northern Sinai city of Rafah, expanding…
Egyptian diver spearheads new tourism event in Red Sea
April 28, 2015
Egyptian diver spearheads new tourism event in Red Sea
A new initiative entitled 'Long Live Egypt', will be spearheaded by renowned Egyptian diver Wael Omar to promote tourism in…
Yousri Fouda: Egypt suffers from depression, media biased
April 28, 2015
Yousri Fouda: Egypt suffers from depression, media biased
Presenter and journalist Yousri Fouda criticized the media and explained the Egyptian mindset in an interview Monday with TV channel…
Report: Harassment declines on streets, grows in schools, universities
April 28, 2015
Report: Harassment declines on streets, grows in schools, universities
The number of sexual harassment complaints in Egypt declined between December 25 and April 18, compared to a hike in…
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus to hold summit Tuesday
April 28, 2015
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus to hold summit Tuesday
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will head to the Cypriot capital Nicosia Tuesday on an official one-day visit to hold talks…
Egypt cancels Russian tourists’ visa fee exemption
April 28, 2015
Egypt cancels Russian tourists’ visa fee exemption
Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy has decided not to extend the Russian tourists' visa fee exemption. In mid-January, the ministry decided to…