Egypt
Brent oil tumbles under $60 for first time since 2009
December 16, 2014
Brent oil tumbles under $60 for first time since 2009
Brent oil slumped Tuesday to a new five-year low below $60 per barrel, as shrinking Chinese manufacturing activity stoked global…
Rights group says 600 minors detained in security camp denied visits
December 16, 2014
Rights group says 600 minors detained in security camp denied visits
More than 600 minors have been confined pending investigation for more than eight months in a security camp north of…
Minister justifies protest law because it was ‘enacted a century ago’
December 16, 2014
Minister justifies protest law because it was ‘enacted a century ago’
Minister of Transitional Justice Ibrahim El-Heneidy has expressed his approval on the protest law arguing, “It was enforced one century ago.”In an interview…
Deputy Russian PM arrives in Cairo
December 16, 2014
Deputy Russian PM arrives in Cairo
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich arrived in Cairo Monday evening on a two-day visit to Cairo where he…
Two policemen injured in armed attack in Alexandria
December 16, 2014
Two policemen injured in armed attack in Alexandria
Two police officers were wounded as four unidentified gunmen fired automatic weapons from a moving vehicle at Wardian police station,…
British embassy in Cairo re-opens after nine-day hiatus
December 16, 2014
British embassy in Cairo re-opens after nine-day hiatus
The British Embassy in Cairo re-opened on Tuesday after suspending public services nine days ago for security reasons, the embassy…
David happy with win over Egyptian teenager
December 16, 2014
David happy with win over Egyptian teenager
Malaysia's seven-time women's world squash champion Nicol David overcame a tough early challenge before seeing off plucky Egyptian teenager Yathreb…
Tearful Australians mourn hostages killed in siege
December 16, 2014
Tearful Australians mourn hostages killed in siege
Sydneysiders including tearful office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege,…
World Bank urges Egypt to make reforms before investor conference
December 16, 2014
World Bank urges Egypt to make reforms before investor conference
A senior World Bank official on Monday called on Egypt to implement promised legal and bureaucratic reforms ahead of an…
Forensic authority: 3 men sexually assaulted in ‘gay’ bathhouse raid
December 15, 2014
Forensic authority: 3 men sexually assaulted in ‘gay’ bathhouse raid
Three of the 21 men that were arrested in the Ramses “gay” bathhouse raid were sexually assaulted, says Hesham Abdel Hameed, the Justice…