Egypt
Coptic Catholics name new patriarch
March 12, 2013
Coptic Catholics name new patriarch
The Coptic Catholic Church celebrated Tuesday its ordination of a new patriarch, Father Ibrahim Ishaq. Ishaq was named the church’s…
Tuesday’s papers: Power of arrest and police arms
March 12, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Power of arrest and police arms
Privately owned newspaper al-Shorouk leads this morning with “ ... and the era of public police starts.” The newspaper says…
Traffic slow on Corniche Road
March 12, 2013
Traffic slow on Corniche Road
The Corniche in front of the Semiramis International Hotel in Cairo returned to an uneasy state of calm Tuesday morning,…
Egypt will not accept emergency IMF loan, says Cabinet spokesman
March 12, 2013
Egypt will not accept emergency IMF loan, says Cabinet spokesman
Cabinet spokesman Alaa al-Hadidy said Tuesday that the government would not agree to an emergency loan with the International Monetary…
EgyptAir losses up to LE6 bn
March 11, 2013
EgyptAir losses up to LE6 bn
Minister of Civil Aviation Wael al-Maddawy said that EgyptAir’s losses since the January 2011 revolution have reached over LE6 billion.…
Egypt-Zimbabwe football match to be played on time
March 11, 2013
Egypt-Zimbabwe football match to be played on time
Issa Hayatou, head of the Confederation of African Football told Hassan Farid, the vice president of the Egyptian Football Association,…
Shura Council to draft new law to avoid election delay
March 11, 2013
Shura Council to draft new law to avoid election delay
An Egyptian parliamentary panel decided on Monday to draw up a new election law, aiming to avoid delays after a…
Mufti says reconciliation needed to face challenges
March 11, 2013
Mufti says reconciliation needed to face challenges
The Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim said there should comprehensive national reconciliation among Egyptians to face the country’s challenges. During…