Egypt
Cairo-Beni Suef agricultural road reopened
December 20, 2014
Cairo-Beni Suef agricultural road reopened
A group calling itself "Unknown Elements" has claimed responsibility for blocking the agricultural road of Cairo-Beni Suef. The incident occurred…
Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing Sunday
December 20, 2014
Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing Sunday
Egypt is to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza Sunday for the second time in two months to allow…
Interior Ministry denies detention of 600 children in underground prisons
December 20, 2014
Interior Ministry denies detention of 600 children in underground prisons
The Interior Ministry denied news published on the British website of The Times newspaper regarding the detention of approximately 600…
South Sudan appreciates Egypt’s support for meeting developmental needs
December 20, 2014
South Sudan appreciates Egypt’s support for meeting developmental needs
Relations between Egypt and South Sudan are witnessing unprecedented openness to joint cooperation, with the aim of supporting South Sudan…
Heavy rains to continue in Alexandria
December 20, 2014
Heavy rains to continue in Alexandria
The city of Alexandria and other parts of the northern coast along the Mediterranean saw heavy rains on Saturday accompanied…
ElBaradei slams Israel over citizenship law
December 20, 2014
ElBaradei slams Israel over citizenship law
Former VP Mohamed ElBaradei has criticized the new Israeli citizenship law, which made Israel a country for "Jewish people" and…
Report: Egypt ranks as one of world’s least prosperous nations
December 20, 2014
Report: Egypt ranks as one of world’s least prosperous nations
Egypt ranks as one of the world’s least prosperous countries in 2014 according to an annual global prosperity survey released…
Fitch Upgrades Egypt to ‘B’; Outlook Stable
December 20, 2014
Fitch Upgrades Egypt to ‘B’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Egypt's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'B' from 'B-'.The Outlooks are…
Egypt’s gays go deeper underground, fearing crackdown
December 19, 2014
Egypt’s gays go deeper underground, fearing crackdown
Just before midnight, the police navigated down the narrow alleys of an old downtown Cairo district and descended on a…
David struggles into eighth world final
December 19, 2014
David struggles into eighth world final
World number one Nicol David reached her eighth world final after a rare ordeal on Friday, coming back from two…