Egypt
Military raises combat readiness ahead of 28 November protests
November 26, 2014
Military raises combat readiness ahead of 28 November protests
Military central command units have raised combat readiness ahead of carrying out security missions to preserve public and private properties…
Cabinet approves death, life sentences for kidnapping, sexually assaulting females
November 26, 2014
Cabinet approves death, life sentences for kidnapping, sexually assaulting females
Cabinet has approved a draft law amending some terms of the penal code no.58 for the year 1937, to be…
Study: 80% of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment
November 26, 2014
Study: 80% of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment
Eighty percent of Egyptian women have been victims of verbal sexual harassment, according to a recent study by the American…
Fact-finding committee says police acted legally in dispersal of Raba sit-in
November 26, 2014
Fact-finding committee says police acted legally in dispersal of Raba sit-in
A fact-finding committee formed by former interim president Adly Mansour concluded on Wednesday that police acted legally when they used…
Witness in Matariya building collapse: We felt like an earthquake hit the area
November 26, 2014
Witness in Matariya building collapse: We felt like an earthquake hit the area
Ahmed, a man in his twenties, describes the very first moments of the collapse of Matariya building saying, “We felt…
Egypt opens Rafah crossing to stranded Palestinians bound for Gaza
November 26, 2014
Egypt opens Rafah crossing to stranded Palestinians bound for Gaza
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday to allow thousands of stranded Palestinians to return to Gaza but the…
Minister says deadline extended for experts comments of Renaissance Dam
November 26, 2014
Minister says deadline extended for experts comments of Renaissance Dam
Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said Tuesday that the deadline has been extended to mid-December for six international consultancy firms…
Activists, rights advocates say protest law offends Egypt, people
November 26, 2014
Activists, rights advocates say protest law offends Egypt, people
The Journalists Syndicate’s freedoms committee held a symposium on Monday to mark the one year anniversary of the protest law.Attendees…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to boost river transport
November 26, 2014
Egypt’s Environment Ministry to boost river transport
The Environment Ministry is looking to boost river transport up to 25 percent by establishing infrastructure and limiting negative and…
Sawiris says govt security strategy remarks misquoted by WSJ
November 26, 2014
Sawiris says govt security strategy remarks misquoted by WSJ
Egyptian telecommunication mogul Naguib Sawiris said Tuesday that The Wall Street Journal deliberately misquoted his views on the Egyptian government’s security…