Egypt
Egypt rights to Mediterranean gas fields a controversial issue
November 12, 2014
Egypt rights to Mediterranean gas fields a controversial issue
Varying opinions have been given concerning the recent agreement to delineate water borders between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, a step…
Le Monde Diplomatique managing editor tells of his detention
November 12, 2014
Le Monde Diplomatique managing editor tells of his detention
Security services released Egyptian-French journalist Alain Gresh, managing editor of the Arabic edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, after a brief…
Official: 90 percent of Naqra Valley-Shalateen electricity pylons plundered
November 12, 2014
Official: 90 percent of Naqra Valley-Shalateen electricity pylons plundered
Chief of Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) in Upper Egypt Ibrahim Khuwailid, said 90 percent of electricity pylons of the…
Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali referred to prosecution
November 12, 2014
Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali referred to prosecution
Cairo Criminal Court referred on Wednesday former presidential candidate Khaled Ali to the Maadi Prosecution to investigate what he said…
Fundraisers act against malaria as virus kills a child every minute
November 12, 2014
Fundraisers act against malaria as virus kills a child every minute
Novartis, a leading world pharmaceutics company, is sponsoring a fundraising campaign seeking to secure three million antimalarial treatments for children…
German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin: “The Cut” highlighted genocide to reveal part of truth
November 12, 2014
German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin: “The Cut” highlighted genocide to reveal part of truth
German-born Turkish Filmmaker Fatih Akin held a symposium on Tuesday at the Cairo Opera House on his film The Cut,…
Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt
November 12, 2014
Amnesty: Sinai buffer zone no solution to militancy in Egypt
Egypt's plan to create a security buffer zone along its border with Gaza is not a solution to growing militancy…
South Africa ambassador: Egypt-South Sudan relations ‘outstanding’
November 12, 2014
South Africa ambassador: Egypt-South Sudan relations ‘outstanding’
South Sudan's ambassador to Cairo Anthony Kon described relations between his country and Egypt as "outstanding," adding that South Sudan President…
Legislative reform committee prepares unified personal status law for Copts
November 12, 2014
Legislative reform committee prepares unified personal status law for Copts
The Minister of Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and rapporteur of the legislative reform committee Ibrahim al-Heneidy submitted a copy of…
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk
November 12, 2014
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk
Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine's main rebel bastion of Donetsk in the fiercest fighting around the city…