Egypt
Gas mask shortages in Israel amidst fear of Syrian strike
August 28, 2013
Gas mask shortages in Israel amidst fear of Syrian strike
On Wednesday afternoon, Israelis crowded in lines for gas masks in Jerusalem. The city has come under high alert with…
ElBaradei: Statements attributed to me after I resigned are false
August 28, 2013
ElBaradei: Statements attributed to me after I resigned are false
Former Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei has denied statements attributed to him about the current situation in Egypt. He also denounced…
Brotherhood, Nour Party leaders meet secretly to devise crisis resolution document
August 28, 2013
Brotherhood, Nour Party leaders meet secretly to devise crisis resolution document
Sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that Mohamed Ali Bishr, the former minister of local development and leading figure of the…
Pledge of allegiance to president removed from army oath
August 28, 2013
Pledge of allegiance to president removed from army oath
Interim Leader Adli Mansour has issued a presidential decree ordering the removal of a phrase from the army oath whereby…
Tour guide union calls for suspending Turkey trips
August 28, 2013
Tour guide union calls for suspending Turkey trips
The Egyptian General Tourist Guides Syndicate has called for suspending trips to Turkey as part of a boycott of Turkish…
Tamarod wants Syria-bound ships blocked from Suez
August 28, 2013
Tamarod wants Syria-bound ships blocked from Suez
Egypt's Tamarod movement has called on Egyptian authorities to close the Suez Canal, preventing military destroyers that could be used in…
Brotherhood had prepared apology, sit-in dispersal cancelled it
August 28, 2013
Brotherhood had prepared apology, sit-in dispersal cancelled it
Egypt Independent has learned from its sources that the Muslim Brotherhood had prepared an apology written by Gehad al-Haddad, son…
EFA loses out on LE2m after football league cancelled
August 28, 2013
EFA loses out on LE2m after football league cancelled
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) announced on Tuesday that it has lost around LE2 million since the Egyptian league, Egyptian…
131 artifacts recovered since Malawi Museum raided
August 28, 2013
131 artifacts recovered since Malawi Museum raided
The Tourism and Antiquities Police have recovered 131 artifacts stolen from Minya's Malawi Museum in mid-August, following violence that erupted…
Prosecutor employee investigated over snooping claims
August 28, 2013
Prosecutor employee investigated over snooping claims
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has referred an employee in his office to investigators over suspicions of involvement in alleged spying.The…