Egypt
Central Bank source: Egypt to repay $2.5 bn Qatari deposit by end of November
November 6, 2014
Central Bank source: Egypt to repay $2.5 bn Qatari deposit by end of November
Egypt will repay a $2.5 billion deposit to Qatar at the end of November, bringing to $6 billion the deposits…
Journalists form front to defend profession against self-censorship
November 6, 2014
Journalists form front to defend profession against self-censorship
A number of journalists have formed a front to denounce what they believe is newspapers’ tendency to practice self-censorship and…
Draft law imposes gag on military-related news
November 6, 2014
Draft law imposes gag on military-related news
The State Council’s legislative department received Wednesday a draft law submitted by the Cabinet that would ban news related to…
Tamarod founders submit official papers to establish political party
November 6, 2014
Tamarod founders submit official papers to establish political party
A number of Tamarod movement founders submitted official papers to the Political Parties Affairs Committee at the High Court to…
Sisi assigns former ministers of interior, planning as presidential advisers
November 6, 2014
Sisi assigns former ministers of interior, planning as presidential advisers
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi assigned, on Wednesday, former Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin, as a presidential adviser for security affairs…
Four dead, 12 injured in Egypt train blast including police officers
November 5, 2014
Four dead, 12 injured in Egypt train blast including police officers
Egypt's state television announced on Wednesday night that two police officers and two civilians were killed and 12 people were…
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh: Ready to open a center for teaching Arabic in Canada
November 5, 2014
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh: Ready to open a center for teaching Arabic in Canada
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb met on Wednesday with Amal Salama, the Egyptian ambassador to Canada, and told her that…
Nour Party criticizes Salafi Daawa, analogizes it to ISIS
November 5, 2014
Nour Party criticizes Salafi Daawa, analogizes it to ISIS
Nour Party senior member Mohamed Ayad said the Salafi Daawa adopts the same ideas of excommunication as ISIS, calling on…
Orabi: Review of human rights situation in Egypt satisfactory
November 5, 2014
Orabi: Review of human rights situation in Egypt satisfactory
Mohamed al-Orabi, former foreign minister and member of the Egyptian delegation in the meeting of the International Council on Human…
Charter flights from Manchester to Luxor
November 5, 2014
Charter flights from Manchester to Luxor
On the sidelines of the global tourism market in London (WTM), Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou met with met with…