Egypt
Saudi loan to support Egypt electricity and petroleum sectors
November 2, 2014
Saudi loan to support Egypt electricity and petroleum sectors
The government signed three deals on Saturday by which Egypt would obtain loans from the Saudi Fund for Development worth…
Libya’s Tripoli airport deports 600 Egyptians
November 2, 2014
Libya’s Tripoli airport deports 600 Egyptians
About 600 Egyptians have been refused entry to Libya on arrival at Tripoli's Matiga airport due to invalid visas, an…
Minister in UN to hear questions from 125 countries over human rights in Egypt
November 2, 2014
Minister in UN to hear questions from 125 countries over human rights in Egypt
Interim Justice Minister Ibrahim al-Heneidy headed on Sunday to Geneva to review Egypt’s report on human rights at the UN…
Apaches continue to pound extremist spots in North Sinai
November 2, 2014
Apaches continue to pound extremist spots in North Sinai
Army and police troops have continued their major operation targeting extremist spots in Sinai Peninsula who have stepped their wave…
Minister: Egypt’s tourism increases 200% in September
November 1, 2014
Minister: Egypt’s tourism increases 200% in September
The flow of tourists to Egypt has increased tangibly over the past six months, according to Minister of Tourism, Hisham…
Mahienour El-Masry dedicates “Ludovic” award to protesters law Prisoners
November 1, 2014
Mahienour El-Masry dedicates “Ludovic” award to protesters law Prisoners
Egyptian leftist activist Mahienour El-Masry has received the 2014 Ludovic Trarieux international human rights award in Florence on Friday.El-Masry was…
Burkina Faso army backs presidential guard official to lead transition
November 1, 2014
Burkina Faso army backs presidential guard official to lead transition
Burkina Faso's top military officials on Saturday threw their support behind presidential guard Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida as leader of…
Sisi says current protests not representative of satisfied majority
November 1, 2014
Sisi says current protests not representative of satisfied majority
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Saturday that the current wave of protests do not represent the majority of Egyptians, in…
Young producers win climate change movies awards
November 1, 2014
Young producers win climate change movies awards
Young multi-national producers have won the Action4Climate documentary competition awards for works that tackle climate change, the World Bank reported…
Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’
November 1, 2014
Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’
An Egyptian court jailed eight men for three years Saturday over a video prosecutors claimed was of a gay wedding,…