Egypt
UPDATE: One killed in restaurant attack north of Cairo, agency says
February 5, 2015
UPDATE: One killed in restaurant attack north of Cairo, agency says
One person was killed in an attack on a restaurant north of Cairo on Thursday, Egypt's state news agency MENA…
Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia
February 5, 2015
Al Jazeera journalist Greste arrives home in Australia
Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his…
Ex-presidential candidate’s opposition party to boycott Egypt election
February 4, 2015
Ex-presidential candidate’s opposition party to boycott Egypt election
An Egyptian opposition party led by a moderate Islamist said on Wednesday it would boycott a long-awaited parliamentary election because…
Officer who killed hospitalized Islamist says charged by president’s speech
February 4, 2015
Officer who killed hospitalized Islamist says charged by president’s speech
A police officer who shot dead a hospitalized bombing suspect linked to the Muslim Brotherhood has said that he was…
CAPMAS: Egyptian cotton exports decrease 21% in first quarter 2014/15
February 4, 2015
CAPMAS: Egyptian cotton exports decrease 21% in first quarter 2014/15
Egyptian cotton exports declined 21.1 percent to reach 2.83 million kg during the period September-November 2014 compared to 3.58 million…
State Commissioners recommend minimum wage for private sector
February 4, 2015
State Commissioners recommend minimum wage for private sector
The State Commissioners recommended that the Administrative Court oblige the National Council for Wages to set a minimum wage for…
17 tourist buses stopped for three months, three drivers blacklisted
February 4, 2015
17 tourist buses stopped for three months, three drivers blacklisted
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has grounded 17 tourist buses for three months because their drivers are not registered at the…
Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic
February 4, 2015
Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic
Muslim clerics widely condemned the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State, saying such a form of…
Report: Gulf states to deposit $10 bln in Egypt before conference
February 4, 2015
Report: Gulf states to deposit $10 bln in Egypt before conference
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will deposit $10 billion in Egypt before the country holds an investment…
Activist Ahmed Douma gets life sentence over 2011 clashes
February 4, 2015
Activist Ahmed Douma gets life sentence over 2011 clashes
Anti-military activist Ahmed Douma was handed a life sentence, along with 228 others, and all were fined a total of…