Egypt
Police academy expels 40 Brotherhood-linked cadets
December 17, 2014
Police academy expels 40 Brotherhood-linked cadets
The Police Academy has expelled forty students it said are linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, Interior Ministry spokesperson Hany Abdellatif…
Egypt’s unprofitable national airline hires US firm for restructuring
December 17, 2014
Egypt’s unprofitable national airline hires US firm for restructuring
Egypt's national carrier said on Tuesday it had hired Texas-based airline advisory firm Sabre Airline Solutions to prepare a restructuring…
Minister: Egypt to pass mining and industrial land laws next week
December 16, 2014
Minister: Egypt to pass mining and industrial land laws next week
Egypt will pass laws next week related to mining and the allocation of industrial land as it pursues reforms to…
Egyptian court overturns some Muslim Brotherhood asset seizures
December 16, 2014
Egyptian court overturns some Muslim Brotherhood asset seizures
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned decisions by a special committee to seize the assets of Muslim Brotherhood leaders, without…
FM: No Egyptian initiatives on Syria
December 16, 2014
FM: No Egyptian initiatives on Syria
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry denied media reports about an Egyptian initiative to resolve the Syrian crisis.There is no such initiative,…
Captain, officer of Kuwaiti ship detained after deadly collision
December 16, 2014
Captain, officer of Kuwaiti ship detained after deadly collision
The captain and first officer of a Kuwaiti container ship have been detained for four days after their ship collided…
Army kills 17 extremists in Sinai, arrests 11 others
December 16, 2014
Army kills 17 extremists in Sinai, arrests 11 others
Military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said in a statement on Tuesday that army troops killed 17 extremists in North Sinai in…
Egypt stock market loses $1.7 billion amid oil plunge
December 16, 2014
Egypt stock market loses $1.7 billion amid oil plunge
Egypt stock market lost LE12.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) on Tuesday's session, with the EGX30 Index in closing 3.58 percent down…
Conventional reconciliations persist as way-out of vendettas
December 16, 2014
Conventional reconciliations persist as way-out of vendettas
Under tight security measures, two Giza families agreed Tuesday to end vendetta killings in a conventional reconciliation session, a practice…
Court recognises two Morsy-era killed protesters as January 25 uprising “martyrs”
December 16, 2014
Court recognises two Morsy-era killed protesters as January 25 uprising “martyrs”
Egypt’s administrative court recognised on Tuesday two protesters killed during the tenure of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsy as “martyrs”…