Egypt
Strong Egypt Party: Nour Party did not advise Aboul Fotouh against running for president
February 14, 2014
Strong Egypt Party: Nour Party did not advise Aboul Fotouh against running for president
Strong Egypt Party spokesperson Ahmed Imam denied in a press statement on Friday that the Nour Party advised Abdel Moneim…
Egypt’s ambassador to Russia: Sisi’s jacket a gift from Putin
February 14, 2014
Egypt’s ambassador to Russia: Sisi’s jacket a gift from Putin
Egypt's ambassador to Russia, Mohamed al-Badry, told the Al-Hayat Al-Youm program on Thursday that the jacket Field Marshal Abdel Fattah…
Trial of 17 MB leaders over Moqattam clashes adjourned to 16 March
February 13, 2014
Trial of 17 MB leaders over Moqattam clashes adjourned to 16 March
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned, Thursday, the trial of 17 Muslim Brotherhood leaders to 16 March to listen to eyewitnesses.
Islamists in Assiut referred to court
February 13, 2014
Islamists in Assiut referred to court
Prosecutors referred 170 Brotherhood members, including Galal Abdel Sadek, head of the group’s Assiut office, to the Criminal Court, in…
Foreign Ministry: HRW report on human trafficking in Sinai ‘ignores facts’
February 13, 2014
Foreign Ministry: HRW report on human trafficking in Sinai ‘ignores facts’
Foreign Ministry said that the Human Rights Watch report, which included accusations on human trafficking in Sinai, ignores several facts…
Relatives of raped girl demand retribution
February 13, 2014
Relatives of raped girl demand retribution
Relatives of Zeina Arafa, the girl who was raped and killed in Port Said, staged a vigil on Thursday outside…
Putin: We hope to raise trade with Egypt to US$5 bn
February 13, 2014
Putin: We hope to raise trade with Egypt to US$5 bn
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his meeting with the Egyptian ministers of defense and foreign affairs in Moscow on…
Irrigation Minister: We will not recognize the Entebbe Convention
February 13, 2014
Irrigation Minister: We will not recognize the Entebbe Convention
Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Muttalib said on Thursday that Egypt will not recognize the Entebbe Convention. “The Nile in Egypt will…
Cairo Tower shut down, workers laid off
February 13, 2014
Cairo Tower shut down, workers laid off
A Cairo Tower official source said the tower has been temporarily shut down until a new agreement with an investor…
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
February 13, 2014
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat approved on Thursday referring nine suspects including three German nationals and six Egyptians to Giza Criminal…