Egypt
Consultant: Egypt needs legal reforms for Suez Canal hub to succeed
December 10, 2014
Consultant: Egypt needs legal reforms for Suez Canal hub to succeed
The consultant on a project to develop the Suez Canal says cumbersome Egyptian government bureaucracy could hamper its chances of…
UN urges accountability for CIA torture
December 10, 2014
UN urges accountability for CIA torture
The United Nations urged accountability on Wednesday for CIA interrogators who had been behind the torture of terrorism suspects as…
Power cuts back for lack of fuel
December 10, 2014
Power cuts back for lack of fuel
Power outages took place again on Tuesday in Cairo and other governorates as the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy…
US Embassy in Cairo will not shut down: spokesman
December 10, 2014
US Embassy in Cairo will not shut down: spokesman
The US Embassy in Cairo confirmed it does not plan to change working hours at the embassy and will continue…
Draft demarcating constituencies finished, Cabinet approval expected Wednesday
December 10, 2014
Draft demarcating constituencies finished, Cabinet approval expected Wednesday
A panel tasked by the Ministry of Transitional Justice to draw up constituencies for the long-anticipated parliament elections concluded on…
UNIDO seeks to raise quality of Egyptian essesntial oils to access global market
December 10, 2014
UNIDO seeks to raise quality of Egyptian essesntial oils to access global market
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) seeks to raise the quality of Egyptian essential oils through the “Upgrading the…
Sinai curfew to be shortened, president tells Sinai tribes
December 10, 2014
Sinai curfew to be shortened, president tells Sinai tribes
A curfew imposed on the restive Sinai Peninsula following a bloody attack on security personnel in October will be shortened…
Congress report: Egyptian trained jihadists on resilience facing interrogations
December 10, 2014
Congress report: Egyptian trained jihadists on resilience facing interrogations
An Egyptian jihadist had trained comrades on dealing with terrorism investigators, a US Senate report on CIA violations against terrorist…
Nader Bakkar: Endowments Ministry has no efficiency to confront extremist ideas
December 10, 2014
Nader Bakkar: Endowments Ministry has no efficiency to confront extremist ideas
Deputy Chairman of Nour Party Nader Bakkar attacked the Ministry of Endowments saying it does not have the capacity and…
Report: Governments turn up the heat on atheists
December 10, 2014
Report: Governments turn up the heat on atheists
Amid a global decline in religious belief, some governments are stepping up efforts to portray atheists and secularists as a…