Egypt
Military court sentences engineer to prison, acquits 7
April 4, 2015
Military court sentences engineer to prison, acquits 7
A military court in Suez sentenced an engineer suspected to be a Muslim Brotherhood supporter to three years of maximum…
Veteran journalist offers Sisi advice on Yemen, Libya, Gaza
April 4, 2015
Veteran journalist offers Sisi advice on Yemen, Libya, Gaza
Veteran journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal has offered three pieces of advice to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi regarding the current challenges…
Rights group urges Egypt to halt executions of 6 men
April 4, 2015
Rights group urges Egypt to halt executions of 6 men
A rights group is urging Egypt to halt the execution of six men condemned to death by a military tribunal…
Egyptian court begins retrial of Mubarak in corruption case
April 4, 2015
Egyptian court begins retrial of Mubarak in corruption case
An Egyptian court began a retrial on Saturday of former president Hosni Mubarak and his sons for allegedly diverting public…
Minister bans importing of folkloric products to protect intellectual property rights
April 4, 2015
Minister bans importing of folkloric products to protect intellectual property rights
Trade and Industry Ministry Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has decided to ban the import of products of an artistic and…
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit increases 50.5% in first 8 months of 2014/15
April 4, 2015
Ministry: Egypt’s budget deficit increases 50.5% in first 8 months of 2014/15
Egypt's budget deficit has increased by 50.5 percent to reach LE186 billion (8 percent of Gross Domestic Product GDP) during…
Minister: Empowering Brotherhood at state institutions is ‘treason’
April 4, 2015
Minister: Empowering Brotherhood at state institutions is ‘treason’
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said empowering Muslim Brotherhood members at any of the state institutions is considered…
Pope leads Good Friday mass
April 4, 2015
Pope leads Good Friday mass
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Good Friday with a mass led by Egypt’s Copts leader Pope Tawadros II at the…
Two Egyptians killed in Libya
April 4, 2015
Two Egyptians killed in Libya
Two Egyptians were killed when a stray missile hit the Geliania district, close to clashes taking place at the Libyan…
Two bombs explode near Cairo police station, no casualties
April 4, 2015
Two bombs explode near Cairo police station, no casualties
Two bombs exploded in Cairo's residential Imbaba district on Saturday, causing no casualties, Egypt's state-run Al Ahram newspaper said on…