Egypt
Shura Council case defense: Alaa Abdel Fattah beat Sisi in Internet poll
January 15, 2015
Shura Council case defense: Alaa Abdel Fattah beat Sisi in Internet poll
Khaled Ali, member of the defense team of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 other defendants in the case…
Court sentences Jamaa al-Islamiyah leader, other Brotherhood figures to prison
January 15, 2015
Court sentences Jamaa al-Islamiyah leader, other Brotherhood figures to prison
Assiut Criminal Court has sentenced Assem Abdel Maged, Jamaa al-Islamiyah leader, to 15 years in rigorous prison and five Muslim…
Armed forces captain killed in Sinai while defusing bomb
January 15, 2015
Armed forces captain killed in Sinai while defusing bomb
A medical source from the ambulance authority in North Sinai has announced the death of Armed Forces Captain Hani al-Beltagy…
Syrian writer urges ‘real religious reform’
January 15, 2015
Syrian writer urges ‘real religious reform’
Prominent Syrian writer Yassin al-Haj Saleh has highlighted importance of what he described as “real religious reform that believes in…
Beit al-Sennary to give lecture on job interview
January 15, 2015
Beit al-Sennary to give lecture on job interview
Beit al-Sennary in Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab district will hold a workshop on skills required to have a successful job interview. Nagwa…
Hollande says Muslims ‘main victims of fanaticism, intolerance’
January 15, 2015
Hollande says Muslims ‘main victims of fanaticism, intolerance’
French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that Muslims suffered the most from fundamentalism and intolerance, as the country grapples with…
Merkel vows to fight Islamist militants, ‘hate preachers’
January 15, 2015
Merkel vows to fight Islamist militants, ‘hate preachers’
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Thursday to heighten security measures against Islamist militants following the Paris attacks, while vowing that Germany…
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
January 15, 2015
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
Giza Governor Ali abdel Rahman signed a protocol Wednesday in order to shift dependence from electricity to solar energy to…
Interior Ministry fined for negligence in inmate’s care
January 15, 2015
Interior Ministry fined for negligence in inmate’s care
The Administrative court in Alexandria on Wednesday fined the Interior Ministry LE75,000 to be disbursed as damage payment to an…
Egypt expects $500 million in savings from importing LNG due to oil price drop
January 15, 2015
Egypt expects $500 million in savings from importing LNG due to oil price drop
The cost of importing LNG to Egypt will decrease US$0.5 billion annually to $2 billion as a result of the…