Egypt
Egypt allows in travellers from Gaza for first time since October
December 21, 2014
Egypt allows in travellers from Gaza for first time since October
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for incoming passengers from the Gaza Strip for the first time in…
Monday forecast: very cold at night
December 21, 2014
Monday forecast: very cold at night
Monday is seeing a fine weather at the southern areas of Upper Egypt, gradually cooling towards the night at the…
Army: 14 militants killed in Sinai in 3 days
December 21, 2014
Army: 14 militants killed in Sinai in 3 days
Egypt’s military said it killed 14 militants in Sinai raids during the periood 18-20 December as the Armed Forces continue its…
Palestinian center condemns Abbas’s end-occupation bid
December 21, 2014
Palestinian center condemns Abbas’s end-occupation bid
A Palestinian think-tank on Saturday slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s initiative which he says seeks to set a timetable for…
Zoo visitors escape angry chimpanzee, jump into crocodile-infested waters
December 21, 2014
Zoo visitors escape angry chimpanzee, jump into crocodile-infested waters
Zoo visitors tried to flee an attack from an angry chimpanzee who sent a man to the hospital on Saturday,…
Sources: Meeting anticipated between Sisi, Tamim
December 21, 2014
Sources: Meeting anticipated between Sisi, Tamim
A reconciliation meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will take place within…
Schweppes official: Workers agree to end sit-in over Coca-Cola handover
December 21, 2014
Schweppes official: Workers agree to end sit-in over Coca-Cola handover
Schweppes Company workers have agreed to end a 48-day sit-in at the company headquarters in Monufiya after negotiations that would…
Expert: Khaled Fawzy named new intelligence chief
December 21, 2014
Expert: Khaled Fawzy named new intelligence chief
Major General Khaled Fawzy has been named the new chief of intelligence, succeeding Major General Mohamed Farid al-Tohamy, who has…
Libyan coast guards hold Egyptian fishing boat
December 21, 2014
Libyan coast guards hold Egyptian fishing boat
Libyan coast guard forces arrested on Saturday evening an Egyptian fishing boat bearing the name of Alhaj Mohamed within the…
Egypt official says nearly 10,000 detained this year
December 21, 2014
Egypt official says nearly 10,000 detained this year
Egyptian security forces have detained nearly 10,000 suspected militants, rioters and others wanted in violent attacks over the past 12…