Egypt
Egypt loan talks end without deal but IMF sees progress
April 16, 2013
Egypt loan talks end without deal but IMF sees progress
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund failed to agree on terms for a $4.8 billion (3.1 billion pounds) loan that…
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
April 15, 2013
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
All Nile Basin countries should unite around the issue of sharing the Nile’s water, instead of fighting over it, said…
No real evidence army committed abuses, claims prosecutor
April 15, 2013
No real evidence army committed abuses, claims prosecutor
A report by a fact-finding committee appointed by President Mohamed Morsy that had implicated the Armed Forces in torture and…
Okasha acquitted of defamation charges
April 15, 2013
Okasha acquitted of defamation charges
Controversial talk show host Tawfiq Okasha, owner of the private Al-Faraeen satellite channel, was acquitted on charges of defaming the…
Foreign Ministry questions Canadian official on Israel meeting
April 15, 2013
Foreign Ministry questions Canadian official on Israel meeting
The Foreign Ministry summoned the Canadian charge d’affaires in Cairo on Monday to ask why the Canadian Foreign Minister John…
Islamic Jihad: Judges are destroying nation
April 15, 2013
Islamic Jihad: Judges are destroying nation
The Egyptian judiciary is “pulling the country into an abyss,” the Islamic Jihad movement warned on Monday following news that…
Authorities mull ending inhumane animal control practices
April 15, 2013
Authorities mull ending inhumane animal control practices
The General Authority for Veterinary Services is considering putting an end to its practice of poisoning and shooting stray dogs,…
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
April 15, 2013
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud decided to grant 10 percent of the revenues of advertising, which are broadcast on television…
Tunisia and IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan-govt official
April 15, 2013
Tunisia and IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan-govt official
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Tunisian government have reached agreement on a $1.78 bln precautionary loan which will…
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
April 15, 2013
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
The Christian family accused of sparking the sectarian violence in Khosous surrendered to police Monday out of fear they would…