Egypt
Official: Authorities eradicated 80 percent of locust outbreak
February 27, 2013
Official: Authorities eradicated 80 percent of locust outbreak
Salah Moawwad, head of the agricultural services sector, said that the border with Sudan and the Red Sea coast has…
Opposition has until Thursday to submit elections recommendations
February 27, 2013
Opposition has until Thursday to submit elections recommendations
The president's office said opposition groups who boycotted Tuesday's national dialogue have until Thursday to submit recommendations to ensure upcoming…
Antiquities Ministry: No scheme to rent monuments to Gulf countries
February 27, 2013
Antiquities Ministry: No scheme to rent monuments to Gulf countries
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Adel Abdel Sattar denied news claiming that a Gulf country has offered…
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
February 27, 2013
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
In an anticipated move, the National Salvation Front (NSF), the biggest opposition bloc in Egypt, decided Tuesday to boycott the…
Egypt population to hit 84 million next month
February 27, 2013
Egypt population to hit 84 million next month
Egypt's population is expected to reach 84 million on 1 March, or a burgeoning 92 million when Egyptians living abroad…
Protest clashes wound 14 in Mansoura
February 27, 2013
Protest clashes wound 14 in Mansoura
Fighting between protesters and security forces has injured at least 14 people, including five police, in Mansoura in the Daqahliya…
Former Shura Council speaker pays LE3 mn for illegal gifts
February 27, 2013
Former Shura Council speaker pays LE3 mn for illegal gifts
Former Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif has paid LE3 million in compensation to the State Funds Prosecution for the value…
Wednesday’s papers: Hot air balloon crash and national dialogue disaster
February 27, 2013
Wednesday’s papers: Hot air balloon crash and national dialogue disaster
The news of a hot air balloon that crashed in Luxor, killing at least 19 tourists and injuring others, as…
50 protesters detained following Tahrir evacuation
February 27, 2013
50 protesters detained following Tahrir evacuation
Qasr al-Nil Prosecution ordered 50 people detained pending investigation Wednesday after they were arrested in Tahrir Square.
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
February 27, 2013
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
Despite a name change in the Constitution, the new parliamentary elections law still mistakenly refers to the lower house as…