Egypt
Security on utmost alert as Islamists lobby for Friday demos
November 25, 2014
Security on utmost alert as Islamists lobby for Friday demos
The Interior Ministry has announced raising its security alert to the highest degree as Islamist factions allied with deposed president…
Minister: Unlicensed quarries in Egypt reach 80 percent
November 25, 2014
Minister: Unlicensed quarries in Egypt reach 80 percent
The Minister of Manpower and Immigration Nahed al-Ashry revealed that the number of unlicensed quarries operating in Egypt reaches about…
Civil Protection: At least 18 dead in Matariya building collapse
November 25, 2014
Civil Protection: At least 18 dead in Matariya building collapse
Rescue efforts are still ongoing after a six-story residential building collapsed Monday night in Matariya, east of Cairo, killing 18, according to…
Violence flares after grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting
November 25, 2014
Violence flares after grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting
Gunshots rang out and buildings burned in a Midwestern US suburb after a grand jury decided on Monday not to…
Military spokesperson: Eleven alleged extremists killed in Sinai
November 24, 2014
Military spokesperson: Eleven alleged extremists killed in Sinai
Military Spokesperson Mohamed Samir declared the killing of 11 alleged extremists in the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday after a heavy…
Three killed as electric transformer explodes
November 24, 2014
Three killed as electric transformer explodes
Three people were killed on Monday when an electricity transformer exploded in the Hikestep area due to the heavy rains,…
Egypt aims to renegotiate Suez Canal container port deal
November 24, 2014
Egypt aims to renegotiate Suez Canal container port deal
Egypt is trying to renegotiate an extension of an agreement worth $1.5 billion with Suez Canal Container Terminal which has…
Fayoum security forces protest lack of vacation
November 24, 2014
Fayoum security forces protest lack of vacation
A number of security forces massed outside one of the training centers in Fayoum city, protesting their lack of vacation…