Egypt
UPDATE: Israel’s Tamar group to sell gas to Egypt via pipeline
March 18, 2015
UPDATE: Israel’s Tamar group to sell gas to Egypt via pipeline
A group of private customers in Egypt have agreed to buy at least $1.2 billion of natural gas from Israel's…
Police statement: Detainee commits suicide in Egypt’s Kafr el-Sheikh
March 18, 2015
Police statement: Detainee commits suicide in Egypt’s Kafr el-Sheikh
A detainee hanged himself in the bathroom of a police station in the early hours of Tuesday, the security directorate of…
Interior Ministry: Officer killed in drive-by shooting in Matrouh
March 18, 2015
Interior Ministry: Officer killed in drive-by shooting in Matrouh
A police officer died late Tuesday due to wounds sustained in a drive-by shooting in the border governorate of Marsa…
Netanyahu wins Israel election after sharp shift to the right
March 18, 2015
Netanyahu wins Israel election after sharp shift to the right
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a come-from-behind victory in Israel's election on Wednesday after tacking hard to the right in…
Israel’s Herzog concedes defeat, congratulates Netanyahu
March 18, 2015
Israel’s Herzog concedes defeat, congratulates Netanyahu
Centre-left challenger Isaac Herzog conceded defeat on Wednesday in Israel's general election and said he had congratulated rightwing Prime Minister…
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
March 17, 2015
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
People in a Daqahlia village set fire on Monday to houses owned by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned…
Egyptian among human trafficking ring apprehended in Greece
March 17, 2015
Egyptian among human trafficking ring apprehended in Greece
An Egyptian has been apprehended in Greece last week as part of a 16-man human trafficking ring that had made…
Govt: Egypt, Arabtec near agreement on US$40 bn housing project
March 17, 2015
Govt: Egypt, Arabtec near agreement on US$40 bn housing project
Egypt's housing ministry and Dubai's Arabtec have agreed some of the terms for a US$40 billion project to build one…
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
March 17, 2015
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
Hany Azer, the Prime Minister's transportation advisor, said the huge success of the economic conference was unexpected, adding that "it…
Tourists to Egypt must obtain visas prior to arrival starting 15 May
March 17, 2015
Tourists to Egypt must obtain visas prior to arrival starting 15 May
Egyptian authorities have now made it a little harder for tourists to enter Egypt.