Egypt
Prisoners object to their deportation to Egypt
May 28, 2013
Prisoners object to their deportation to Egypt
Five Egyptian prisoners detained in a Kuwaiti jail have objected to being deported, demanding that their country’s diplomatic mission delay…
Egyptian ambassador: Ethiopia dam ‘a reality’ to cope with
May 28, 2013
Egyptian ambassador: Ethiopia dam ‘a reality’ to cope with
Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idrees described Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam as a "reality" that Egypt must cope with and added…
Authorities confiscate weapons stash in Minya
May 28, 2013
Authorities confiscate weapons stash in Minya
Security authorities confiscated Tuesday a cache of weapons and satellite phones at a remote farm near the western desert road…
Egyptian presidency tries to ease concerns over NGO law
May 27, 2013
Egyptian presidency tries to ease concerns over NGO law
Egypt's presidency will soon unveil a new draft law on civil society and NGOs that should ease Western and opposition…
EU welcomes pledge by Egypt for ‘open’ Internet
May 27, 2013
EU welcomes pledge by Egypt for ‘open’ Internet
Europe's Digital Agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes on Monday welcomed a pledge by Egypt to maintain an 'open' Internet that would…
Minister bans male employees at women’s health clubs
May 27, 2013
Minister bans male employees at women’s health clubs
Minister of Tourism Hesham Zazou has mandated that hotels are to hire female staff only for women's health clubs. If…
Monday’s papers: Tamarod gaining popularity, SCC ruling causes rift
May 27, 2013
Monday’s papers: Tamarod gaining popularity, SCC ruling causes rift
Monday’s newspapers reveal that the political situation in Egypt is reaching a boiling point amid escalating tensions between the liberal-secular…
Ethiopian FM: We are doing Egypt no harm
May 27, 2013
Ethiopian FM: We are doing Egypt no harm
Berhane Gebre Christos, Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, refuted on Sunday claims that his country’s project to build a…
China Nile relic vandal hunted down: report
May 27, 2013
China Nile relic vandal hunted down: report
BEIJING- A Chinese tourist who defaced an ancient Egyptian monument was hunted down by Internet users who prompted his parents…
Abu Ismail: Supporting Syrian revolution is “form of worship”
May 27, 2013
Abu Ismail: Supporting Syrian revolution is “form of worship”
Raising funds and supplying arms to support the revolution against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is a “form of worship,” Salafi…