Egypt
Khairat al-Shater transferred to hospital for medical tests
February 15, 2015
Khairat al-Shater transferred to hospital for medical tests
The Prisons Authority transferred Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater from the heavily guarded Aqarab Prison to Qasr al-Aini…
21 Egyptian fishermen kidnapped in Libya
February 15, 2015
21 Egyptian fishermen kidnapped in Libya
Twenty-one fishermen from Borg Megheizal village in Daqahlia were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday in the Libyan city of Misrata,…
Egypt’s Zamalek confirm Ferreira as new coach
February 15, 2015
Egypt’s Zamalek confirm Ferreira as new coach
Former Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira will take charge of the 11-times Egyptian League champions Zamalek until the end of the…
State Department: US has no confirmation on Egyptian abductees in Libya
February 14, 2015
State Department: US has no confirmation on Egyptian abductees in Libya
The United States Department of State expressed sympathy for the kidnapped Egyptians in Libya and their families, but said it had…
Pope Tawadros II assigns bishop to meet families of Egyptians kidnapped in Libya
February 14, 2015
Pope Tawadros II assigns bishop to meet families of Egyptians kidnapped in Libya
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Dioces assigned Bishop Julius of Old Cairo Churches to communicate…
GAFI: 204 companies established in five days
February 14, 2015
GAFI: 204 companies established in five days
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) said that the period from 8-12 February witnessed the establishment of…
Yemen clashes kill 26 as embassy closures continue
February 14, 2015
Yemen clashes kill 26 as embassy closures continue
Clashes between Shi'ite Houthi militiamen and Sunni tribesmen fighting alongside Al Qaeda militants killed 26 people in Yemen, local officials…
Police say they thwart 2 suicide car bomb attacks in Egypt
February 14, 2015
Police say they thwart 2 suicide car bomb attacks in Egypt
Police in Egypt say they have thwarted two Islamic militant suicide car bomb attacks on a police station in the…
Libya conflict, order gap spurred French Rafale sale to Egypt
February 14, 2015
Libya conflict, order gap spurred French Rafale sale to Egypt
The arms deal that eluded France for 20 years, its first foreign order for the Rafale combat jet, came with a Thursday…
Health Ministry: New death with bird flu in Cairo
February 14, 2015
Health Ministry: New death with bird flu in Cairo
A 35 year-old man died in Cairo after being infected with H5N1 bird flu, Egypt's Health Ministry announced on Friday.The…