Egypt
Gradual increase in temperatures on Friday
April 16, 2015
Gradual increase in temperatures on Friday
Temperatures across the country are expected to gradually increase on Friday, bringing moderate weather to the Northern Coast. Low-and medium-level clouds…
Family of detained Irish Morsi supporter call on Taoiseach to intervene
April 16, 2015
Family of detained Irish Morsi supporter call on Taoiseach to intervene
The family of the 19-year-old Irish citizen detained in Cairo, Ibrahim Halawa, has staged a protest outside Leinster House on…
Armed forces officer killed, 3 conscripts injured in bomb blast in Sinai
April 16, 2015
Armed forces officer killed, 3 conscripts injured in bomb blast in Sinai
An armed forces officer was killed, three conscripts were injured on Thursday as a result of a bomb blast that…
Haifa Wehbe criticized over new clip
April 16, 2015
Haifa Wehbe criticized over new clip
Some Arab viewers criticized Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe's new music video "Breathing You In", her first clip released in English, just minutes after…
Museum curator mocked by Culture Minister referred to interrogation
April 16, 2015
Museum curator mocked by Culture Minister referred to interrogation
Azza Abdel Moneim, the curator of Mahmoud Saeed Museum in Alexandria, said the museum's director has unjustly referred her to…
Shoft Taharosh suggests reformatory prison for sexual abusers
April 16, 2015
Shoft Taharosh suggests reformatory prison for sexual abusers
Shoft Taharosh (I Saw Harassment), a pressure group that works on monitoring and reporting sexual harassment, has suggested creating a…
Parties slam committee amending elections laws for ignoring proposals
April 16, 2015
Parties slam committee amending elections laws for ignoring proposals
Several party leaders have criticized the committee tasked with amending the election laws, for allegedly ignoring their proposals, saying that…
Rights groups condemn firing 480 workers
April 16, 2015
Rights groups condemn firing 480 workers
A number of rights groups and workers' unions issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the dismissal of 480 employees by…
Egypt’s cabinet approves draft laws governing parliamentary elections
April 15, 2015
Egypt’s cabinet approves draft laws governing parliamentary elections
Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday new drafts of three legislations, prepared to regulate the coming parliamentary elections, and referred them…
UPDATE: Egypt to demolish headquarters of Mubarak’s old party
April 15, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt to demolish headquarters of Mubarak’s old party
Egypt's cabinet on Wednesday ordered the demolition of an abandoned, burnt-out building that had housed the headquarters of former President…