Egypt
14 applicants for parliamentary elections candidacy drug abusers
February 12, 2015
14 applicants for parliamentary elections candidacy drug abusers
Authorities say the results of medical tests have revealed that 14 applicants for the House of Representatives candidacy are drug…
Cobra trainer says can read poisonous reptile mind, tame it
February 12, 2015
Cobra trainer says can read poisonous reptile mind, tame it
In one of Giza suburbs, Mamdouh Tolba grew up amid a large number of wild animals in a family that…
Al Jazeera reporter: An official told me in prison citizenship is in the heart not on paper
February 12, 2015
Al Jazeera reporter: An official told me in prison citizenship is in the heart not on paper
Al Jazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy said at the retrial of the “Marriott Cell” case on Thursday that a senior security…
Turkey warns channel over ‘God instead of Allah’ dubbing
February 12, 2015
Turkey warns channel over ‘God instead of Allah’ dubbing
Turkey's television watchdog has warned a national private channel over the dubbing of a French show where the word for…
Chapel Hill victims family cites hatred behind killing as shooter’s wife denies
February 12, 2015
Chapel Hill victims family cites hatred behind killing as shooter’s wife denies
The family of three young Muslims killed Tuesday in a shooting outside the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill…
Ahmed Ezz electoral constituency residents burn his charity blankets
February 12, 2015
Ahmed Ezz electoral constituency residents burn his charity blankets
Citizens in Sadat City burned blankets they say were given to them as a voting bribe by steel tycoon Ahmed…
Prosecutor General issues gag order for Shaima al-Sabagh murder case
February 12, 2015
Prosecutor General issues gag order for Shaima al-Sabagh murder case
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat on Thursday issued a gag order for the murder case of Shaima al-Sabbagh in all broadcast,…
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry urges media to “publish headlines” on overturning mass death sentences
February 12, 2015
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry urges media to “publish headlines” on overturning mass death sentences
Egypt's Foreign Ministry urged on Thursday media outlets to highlight the court's decision to overturn 36 death sentences served en-masse…
Minister: Luxor to be free of illiteracy within six months
February 12, 2015
Minister: Luxor to be free of illiteracy within six months
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr said that Luxor would be free of illiteracy within six months and that the ministry…
Investment Minister: We welcome Qatari investments away from politics
February 12, 2015
Investment Minister: We welcome Qatari investments away from politics
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said Egypt welcomes all investments without regard to politics, pointing out that the Qatari Diar Company…