Egypt
DP World: Suez Canal project benefits global trade
August 10, 2014
DP World: Suez Canal project benefits global trade
Dubai Ports World said the Suez Canal project benefits global trade in general and the company’s business portfolio in particular,…
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
August 10, 2014
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour is forming a higher committee for the protection of creativity to decide on controversial works…
Archaeological coalition says Aswan tombs robbed
August 10, 2014
Archaeological coalition says Aswan tombs robbed
Archaeological activists said that some western Aswan archaeological sites have been robbed in recent months."Ten tombs were stolen recently," the…
Worker allegedly sexually assaults young German girls in Safaga
August 10, 2014
Worker allegedly sexually assaults young German girls in Safaga
Police arrested a tourist resort worker for allegedly sexually assaulting two young German sisters while they were in the resort's…
IMF praises economic reform measures in Egypt
August 10, 2014
IMF praises economic reform measures in Egypt
Masood Ahmed, director of the International Monetary Fund's Middle East and Central Asia Department, said “Egypt has applied hard and…
Presidency employees donate 10 % of salaries to ‘Long Live Egypt’ fund
August 10, 2014
Presidency employees donate 10 % of salaries to ‘Long Live Egypt’ fund
Presidential Spokesperson Ihab Badawy said that employees of the presidency decided to donate 10 percent of their monthly salaries to…
Egypt’s hospitals admitted 216 wounded from Gaza
August 10, 2014
Egypt’s hospitals admitted 216 wounded from Gaza
Health Minister Adel Adawy said Egyptian hospitals received 216 Palestinians, who were wounded during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza…
New canal project assigned to 33 companies
August 10, 2014
New canal project assigned to 33 companies
Military spokesperson Mohamed Samir said that the excavation of the new Suez Canal began last Wednesday, adding that the project…
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
August 10, 2014
Egypt burns books it says promote violence, Brotherhood ideas
Egypt has extended its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood to include burning books it says promote violence and ideas linked…
Court hears former security official as Mubarak trial resumes
August 10, 2014
Court hears former security official as Mubarak trial resumes
The Cairo Criminal Court resumes Sunday the trial over charges of murdering protesters during the 2011 uprising, involving former president…