Egypt
Their nation in pieces, Iraqis ponder what comes next
December 29, 2014
Their nation in pieces, Iraqis ponder what comes next
The machine gun poking out from between a framed portrait of a Shi'ite imam and a stuffed toy Minnie Mouse…
HEC: Parliamentary elections likely to be in 2 stages
December 29, 2014
HEC: Parliamentary elections likely to be in 2 stages
High Elections Commission (HEC) has not decided yet about number of stages of the parliamentary elections, judicial sources said adding…
Turkey sticks to ‘coup’ stance as Cairo urges Ankara policy change
December 29, 2014
Turkey sticks to ‘coup’ stance as Cairo urges Ankara policy change
Ankara has reiterated its disapproval of the election of Egypt’s president as a military coup, hours after Egypt’s foreign ministry…
Islamic preacher: Personating Prophet Mohamed benefits preaching
December 29, 2014
Islamic preacher: Personating Prophet Mohamed benefits preaching
Islamic Preacher Osama al-Qoussy said that personating the Prophet Mohamed in drama benefits preaching.In a phone call with a talk…
President: Wide-scale governors’ reshuffle by January, govt performance needs improvement
December 29, 2014
President: Wide-scale governors’ reshuffle by January, govt performance needs improvement
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has revealed he is bent on a wide-scale governors’ reshuffle in January, weeks before parliamentary elections…
Corrected: Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon
December 29, 2014
Corrected: Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon
(Corrects to show Greste sentenced to seven years in prison, not seven to 10, paragraph 2)Hopes are fading for the…
Egypt and France sign protocol to finance Taba airport
December 28, 2014
Egypt and France sign protocol to finance Taba airport
Minister of International Cooperation Nagla al-Ahwani signed with French Ambassador to Egypt Andre Baran on Sunday a financial cooperation agreement…
Monitor: Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months
December 28, 2014
Monitor: Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months
The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a…
Ten differences between the celebrations of 25 December and 7 January
December 28, 2014
Ten differences between the celebrations of 25 December and 7 January
The reason Christians in the West celebrate Christmas on 25 December while Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate on 7 January is…
Egypt to try 15 students in military courts over violence
December 28, 2014
Egypt to try 15 students in military courts over violence
An Egyptian prosecutor referred 15 alleged members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood to a military court on Sunday on violence-related…