Egypt
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Diverting Blue Nile is a “declaration of war”
May 30, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya: Diverting Blue Nile is a “declaration of war”
Sheikh Abdel Akher Hammad, Jama'a al-Islamiya's mufti, has said that Ethiopia's decision on Tuesday to divert the Blue Nile, a…
Commuters escape Cairo’s clogged roads for Nile taxi
May 30, 2013
Commuters escape Cairo’s clogged roads for Nile taxi
Whatever their social or political differences, Cairo's residents agree on one thing: the traffic is a nightmare. Increasingly desperate to…
CAPMAS: Nine million smokers in Egypt in 2011
May 29, 2013
CAPMAS: Nine million smokers in Egypt in 2011
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that there were 9.4 million smokers in Egypt in 2011,…
Israeli detained at border over unknown substance
May 29, 2013
Israeli detained at border over unknown substance
After discovering an unknown substance in his possession, Egyptian security detained on Wednesday an Israeli tourist who was on his…
Court convicts Salafi preacher for insulting actress
May 29, 2013
Court convicts Salafi preacher for insulting actress
An Egyptian court on Wednesday fined TV host and Salafi preacher Khaled Abdallah L.E10,000 for insulting actress Hala Fakher. 6th…
Tamarod campaign gathers seven million signatures
May 29, 2013
Tamarod campaign gathers seven million signatures
Tamarod campaign, in their bid to withdraw confidence in President Morsy and hold early presidential elections, has amassed a total of 7,054,535 signatures…
Three Femen women held in Tunis after baring breasts
May 29, 2013
Three Femen women held in Tunis after baring breasts
TUNIS — Three young European women with topless protest group Femen were arrested on Wednesday after baring their breasts in…
Wednesday’s papers: Tensions mount in Nile dispute
May 29, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Tensions mount in Nile dispute
The news that Ethiopia is diverting the course of the Blue Nile in order to build a giant dam dominates…
Pope Tawadros II: Church not asked to arbitrate in Nile crisis
May 29, 2013
Pope Tawadros II: Church not asked to arbitrate in Nile crisis
Coptic Pope Tawadros II has said that the president’s office did not ask him to address the Ethiopian Church to…
Minister predicts 13 million tourists in 2013
May 29, 2013
Minister predicts 13 million tourists in 2013
Egypt’s Tourism Minister on Tuesday predicted that, by year’s end, 13 million tourists will have visited Egypt in 2013, an…