Egypt
Minister: 27% of Egyptian children suffer from malnutrition
March 10, 2015
Minister: 27% of Egyptian children suffer from malnutrition
Population Minister Hala Youssef has announced that 27 percent of children in Egypt suffer from malnutrition due to Egyptian families’…
Bodyguards to secure belly-dancer Safinaz in Tanta concert
March 10, 2015
Bodyguards to secure belly-dancer Safinaz in Tanta concert
Billboards on highways leading to Tanta, as well as on the city's streets, welcome Egypt-based Armenian belly-dancer Safinaz, who will…
Relatives of abducted Egyptians’ in Libya meet with Foreign Ministry
March 10, 2015
Relatives of abducted Egyptians’ in Libya meet with Foreign Ministry
A delegation from the families of Egyptians who have been kidnapped in Libya in August and September met with the…
Writers’ Union demands tax exemption on papers, books
March 10, 2015
Writers’ Union demands tax exemption on papers, books
President of the Egyptian Writers' Union Mohamed Salmawy has sent a letter to the Culture Minister calling on him to…
Explosion in Giza terrifies residents
March 10, 2015
Explosion in Giza terrifies residents
A large explosion went off early Tuesday morning at a Dahshur gas pipeline in the Giza Governorate. The General Directorate for…
Security sources: 2 killed in blast after attempting to plant bomb in Fayoum
March 10, 2015
Security sources: 2 killed in blast after attempting to plant bomb in Fayoum
Two people were killed in the early hours of Tuesday when an improvised explosive device they were carrying exploded in…
UN Security Council to meet on ‘persecution’ of Mideast Christians
March 10, 2015
UN Security Council to meet on ‘persecution’ of Mideast Christians
The UN Security Council is to meet on March 27 to oppose the growing persecution of Christians in the Middle…
International press freedom organization expresses concern on Egypt media climate
March 10, 2015
International press freedom organization expresses concern on Egypt media climate
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it would like to discuss with Egypt's presidency "the use of pre-trial detention,…
Kerry will attend Egypt’s economic conference
March 10, 2015
Kerry will attend Egypt’s economic conference
United States Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Egypt later this week to attend Egypt's major economic conference,…
CAPMAS: Egypt urban consumer inflation rises to 10.6% in Feb
March 10, 2015
CAPMAS: Egypt urban consumer inflation rises to 10.6% in Feb
Egypt's urban consumer inflation rose to 10.6 percent in February from 9.7 percent in January, the official statistics agency CAPMAS…