Egypt
Candidates for parliament reach 5053: HEC
February 18, 2015
Candidates for parliament reach 5053: HEC
On Tuesday, the number of candidates who will run for parliamentary elections reached 5,053 since the door for nomination was…
Saudi firm to renovate Azhar mosque
February 18, 2015
Saudi firm to renovate Azhar mosque
The permanent committee of Coptic and Islamic antiquities approved renovation of Al-Azhar mosque and the surrounding area inside the wall…
Govt to raise energy prices in July
February 18, 2015
Govt to raise energy prices in July
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said energy prices will be raised in July when the government applies the second phase of its…
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
February 18, 2015
Update: Egypt confiscates revolution-time graffiti book for “instigating revolt”
Egypt's customs services in Alexandria have seized 400 copies of "Walls of Freedom", a book depicting Egypt's street graffitti art…
Recession hits Salloum City following Egypt-Libya border closure
February 18, 2015
Recession hits Salloum City following Egypt-Libya border closure
Since the closing of the Salloum Crossing between Egypt and Libya, Salloum City has nearly become a ghost town. Citizens…
Qatari FM talks Egypt and the Middle East
February 18, 2015
Qatari FM talks Egypt and the Middle East
Speaking to the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Wednesday, Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled bin Mohamed al-Attiya spoke of, among other…
Thousands of Sufis celebrate Hussein’s birthday in Cairo
February 18, 2015
Thousands of Sufis celebrate Hussein’s birthday in Cairo
Thousands of disciples of the Sufi orders from various governorates flocked to Hussein Mosque over the past week, amid tight…
Libyan website: Jihadist in Egyptians’ beheading video is half-British
February 18, 2015
Libyan website: Jihadist in Egyptians’ beheading video is half-British
The jihadist who sent a threatening message to the West and Egypt in a video showing the beheadings of Egyptian…
Washington: Respects countries’ right to defend themselves following IS attacks
February 18, 2015
Washington: Respects countries’ right to defend themselves following IS attacks
US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki commented on Tuesday on the aerial strikes ordered by Egypt against the terrorist Islamic…
Western powers stress need for ‘political solution’ in Libya
February 18, 2015
Western powers stress need for ‘political solution’ in Libya
Western powers on Tuesday stressed the need for a political solution to the crisis in Libya, apparently distancing themselves from…