Egypt
Controversial journalist Mona Iraqi faces defamation charges for bathhouse raid
February 24, 2015
Controversial journalist Mona Iraqi faces defamation charges for bathhouse raid
Reporter Mona Iraqi is now facing charges of defamation and spreading false news for her controversial filming of a bathhouse…
Minister: 8 countries coming to EEDC, delayed elections would not effect conference
February 24, 2015
Minister: 8 countries coming to EEDC, delayed elections would not effect conference
International Cooperation Minister Naglaa Al Ahwany confirmed that eight countries will attend Sharm El-Sheikh’s Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in March,…
Minister: Egypt’s budget deficit to become surplus by FY16/17
February 24, 2015
Minister: Egypt’s budget deficit to become surplus by FY16/17
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said that the government economic reforms and the gradual reduction of energy prices…
Court rejects claim demanding Mubarak’s deprivation of military decorations
February 24, 2015
Court rejects claim demanding Mubarak’s deprivation of military decorations
The Administrative Court of the State Council dismissed on Monday the claim demanding the deprivation of former President Hosni Mubarak…
Egypt to construct dam in South Sudan to generate electricity
February 24, 2015
Egypt to construct dam in South Sudan to generate electricity
Twelve experts from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia started on Monday evaluating four technical offers by international consulting firms ahead of…
Sources: Salafi Dawah sheikhs allowed to deliver sermons in mosques
February 24, 2015
Sources: Salafi Dawah sheikhs allowed to deliver sermons in mosques
Sources close to the Salafi Dawah say the Endowments Ministry has backtracked on banning Dawah sheikhs from delivering sermons in…
UPDATE 1 : Islamic State in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week
February 24, 2015
UPDATE 1 : Islamic State in Syria has abducted 220 from Christian villages this week
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a…
Hamas leader does not rule out Egyptian strikes on Gaza
February 24, 2015
Hamas leader does not rule out Egyptian strikes on Gaza
Palestinian faction Hamas has reiterated it had not been involved in any bloody assaults on Egyptian security forces, accusations frequently…
Hundreds of farmers protest bulldozing of their lands
February 24, 2015
Hundreds of farmers protest bulldozing of their lands
Hundreds of farmers from Sadat City in Monufiya staged a protest on Monday outside the Journalists Syndicate.
Security bans Assem Abdel Maged’s family from travel
February 24, 2015
Security bans Assem Abdel Maged’s family from travel
A security source from the Interior Ministry has stated that security services at Borg al-Arab airport in Alexandria recently banned…