Egypt
PM: US$6 bn in aid from Gulf States to be deposited within days
April 1, 2015
PM: US$6 bn in aid from Gulf States to be deposited within days
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb announced that the US$6 billion in aid from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be…
Egypt, Libya consider reopening Salloum crossing
April 1, 2015
Egypt, Libya consider reopening Salloum crossing
A delegation of Libyan security officials discussed yesterday with Governor of Matrouh, Major General Alaa Abu Zeid, the reopening of the…
Dubai police official: Iran spreads sectarianism
April 1, 2015
Dubai police official: Iran spreads sectarianism
Dahi Khalfan, deputy chairman of police and general security in Dubai said on his Twitter account, “Iran has been spreading…
Parents protest doubling of school fees
April 1, 2015
Parents protest doubling of school fees
Several parents of children who attend private school demonstrated outside the Education Ministry Tuesday, in protest against the tuition fee…
Security official: Egyptian policeman shot dead
April 1, 2015
Security official: Egyptian policeman shot dead
A policeman in the Homeland Security branch was shot dead by unknown assailants in Menoufia to the north of the…
Arab parliaments thwart Turkish attempt to freeze Egypt’s IPU membership
April 1, 2015
Arab parliaments thwart Turkish attempt to freeze Egypt’s IPU membership
Most of the Arab and Islamist parliaments attending the Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) 132nd session rejected the Turkish attempt to freeze…
Official: 7 Egyptian companies to produce Solvadi
April 1, 2015
Official: 7 Egyptian companies to produce Solvadi
Seven Egyptian pharmaceutical companies have received permits to produce the equivalent of the hepatitis C cure Solvadi, said Assistant Health…
Alexandria and Dekheila seaports closed due to bad weather
April 1, 2015
Alexandria and Dekheila seaports closed due to bad weather
The Alexandria Seaport Authority decided on Tuesday to halt navigation at the Alexandria and Dekheila seaports due to bad weather…
Heavy clashes on Saudi-Yemeni border; Hadi government pleads for troops
March 31, 2015
Heavy clashes on Saudi-Yemeni border; Hadi government pleads for troops
Saudi troops clashed with Yemeni Houthi fighters on Tuesday in the heaviest exchange of cross-border fire since the start of…
UPDATE: Obama ends freeze on U.S. military aid to Egypt
March 31, 2015
UPDATE: Obama ends freeze on U.S. military aid to Egypt
The United States announced on Tuesday it was lifting its hold on the supply of military equipment to Egypt, which…