Egypt
ECESR: Foreign investments don’t equal economic development
February 23, 2015
ECESR: Foreign investments don’t equal economic development
A few weeks prior to the long-awaited Egypt Economic Development Conference, the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR)…
Official: 11,567 return from Libya since start of crisis
February 23, 2015
Official: 11,567 return from Libya since start of crisis
The total number of Egyptians who left Libya and returned home since the start of the crisis in Libya reached…
WHO calls for ‘smart’ syringes to stamp out fatal diseases
February 23, 2015
WHO calls for ‘smart’ syringes to stamp out fatal diseases
Employing the same needle or syringe to give injections to more than one person is one of the principal attributors…
Shin Bet: Israel swoops on West Bank Hamas cell
February 23, 2015
Shin Bet: Israel swoops on West Bank Hamas cell
Israel's internal security service said Monday it had caught 11 alleged Hamas fighters in the occupied West Bank who planned…
6899 candidates initially running in the coming parliamentary elections
February 23, 2015
6899 candidates initially running in the coming parliamentary elections
The Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) announced on Monday it has initially accepted the candidacy of 6899 individuals running for the…
US officer: Iraq moving to retake town from Islamic State
February 23, 2015
US officer: Iraq moving to retake town from Islamic State
Iraqi forces appear set to drive Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Baghdadi, securing an area near a…
46 Zagazig University students suspended over cheating claims
February 23, 2015
46 Zagazig University students suspended over cheating claims
The Board of Directors at Zagazig University, headed by university president Ashraf al-Sheehy, suspended 46 students from the Faculty of…
Most notable activists jailed over violating law regulating protests
February 23, 2015
Most notable activists jailed over violating law regulating protests
A number of young activists have been jailed over violating the law regulating protests in Egypt, most notably Ahmed Douma,…
Artist creates retro poster celebrating French-Egyptian Rafale deal
February 23, 2015
Artist creates retro poster celebrating French-Egyptian Rafale deal
The French newspaper L’Opinion published a picture on Sunday by French web site developer Gaëtan posted on his Avions Legendaires site, celebrating…
Moderate weather expected in Cairo Tuesday
February 23, 2015
Moderate weather expected in Cairo Tuesday
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority is expecting cold weather on Tuesday on the North Coast, moderate weather in Cairo and relatively…