Egypt
Egypt names new interior minister to combat religious extremism
March 5, 2015
Egypt names new interior minister to combat religious extremism
Egypt replaced its interior minister on Thursday with a retired general who has experience combating religious extremism as the country…
Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State
March 5, 2015
Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State
Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over political Islam and focus on…
Six incidents that toppled Mohammed Ibrahim
March 5, 2015
Six incidents that toppled Mohammed Ibrahim
After nearly two years and two months of terrorist attacks and scandals, the Interior Ministry has struggled to counter threats…
Egypt court begins trial for over 200 alleged Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members
March 5, 2015
Egypt court begins trial for over 200 alleged Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis members
The Cairo Criminal Court began on Thursday the trial of 213 alleged members of the militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis,…
Egypt aims for final Arabtec housing deal by mid-March
March 5, 2015
Egypt aims for final Arabtec housing deal by mid-March
Egypt's housing minister said on Thursday that talks with Dubai-listed Arabtec are continuing and that he hopes to reach a…
Sisi sends member of Judges for Egypt Movement to retirement
March 5, 2015
Sisi sends member of Judges for Egypt Movement to retirement
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent Cairo Appeal Court President Ayman al-Wardany to retirement. The decision, made on 17 February and…
New ministers sworn in
March 5, 2015
New ministers sworn in
The new ministers were sworn in before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday afternoon at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in…
Schools empty from students skipping class
March 5, 2015
Schools empty from students skipping class
Al-Masry Al-Youm has studied five schools in Cairo, Minya, Qena, Menoufiya and Kafr al-Sheikh that are almost empty of the…
Warm winter weather expected Friday
March 5, 2015
Warm winter weather expected Friday
Meteorologists are expecting a slightly warm winter weather on Friday at the North Coast to be warmer in the Delta,…
Official: 15 extremists killed, 15 injured in North Sinai air strikes
March 5, 2015
Official: 15 extremists killed, 15 injured in North Sinai air strikes
The armed forces killed 15 alleged members of the terrorist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis in North Sinai on Thursday, including…