Egypt
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
December 7, 2014
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
Egypt’s declined in the 2014 freedom ranking conducted by Freedom House, a US-based observer of world human rights statuses, designated…
UK embassy in Cairo suspends public services for security reasons
December 7, 2014
UK embassy in Cairo suspends public services for security reasons
The British embassy in Cairo suspended public services on Sunday for security reasons, an embassy spokesperson said. The embassy declined to…
Security breaks up Brotherhood female protests in Al-Azhar
December 7, 2014
Security breaks up Brotherhood female protests in Al-Azhar
Cairo police dispersed on Sunday protests by female students loyal to former president Mohamed Morsy, continuing the standoff between security…
Sawiris attacks govt over unified telecoms license
December 7, 2014
Sawiris attacks govt over unified telecoms license
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris, the former owner of the Egyptian mobile services company Mobinil, attacked the Egyptian government on Saturday evening…
Israel’s military opens eight new probes into its Gaza war conduct
December 7, 2014
Israel’s military opens eight new probes into its Gaza war conduct
Israel's military said it had opened eight new criminal investigations into its Gaza war operations, including cases involving the deaths…
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
December 7, 2014
NGO urges transparency in TV quizzes
A Egypt-based NGO has demanded Egyptian and Arab satellite channels to heed transparency on running quiz phone-in shows and to…
First batch of Suez canal certificate profits nears LE1.9 million
December 7, 2014
First batch of Suez canal certificate profits nears LE1.9 million
High turnout was seen at local banks operating on Sunday as they began to disburse profits from the new Suez Canal…
Mild weather expected Monday
December 7, 2014
Mild weather expected Monday
Meteorological Agency experts expect mild weather to prevail on Monday on the north and north Upper Egypt.
Evangelical community submits recommendations on personal status draft
December 7, 2014
Evangelical community submits recommendations on personal status draft
The Evangelical community has submitted its notices on the draft law on Christian’s personal status to the Ministry of Transitional…
Health Ministry: 1,356 cases infected with measles, 8 deaths so far
December 7, 2014
Health Ministry: 1,356 cases infected with measles, 8 deaths so far
Egypt has recorded eight deaths from measles so far this year, with 1,356 infections, marking a slight increase from the…