Egypt
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
October 22, 2012
PM: Govt preparing law for stricter sexual harassment penalties
The Cabinet is preparing a draft law that would impose harsher penalties against sexual harassment, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said…
Dana Gas: Gas discovered in Nile Delta
October 22, 2012
Dana Gas: Gas discovered in Nile Delta
DUBAI — United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas Company said on Monday it had discovered natural gas in Egypt's Nile Delta,…
Katatny rejects Erian’s resignation
October 21, 2012
Katatny rejects Erian’s resignation
Freedom and Justice Party leader Saad al-Katatny has rejected the resignation of his deputy, Essam al-Erian, who presented it on…
Reconciliation committee quells sectarian strife in Minya
October 21, 2012
Reconciliation committee quells sectarian strife in Minya
In an attempt to calm the tense sectarian atmosphere in the village of Bani Hassan in Minya, customary reconciliation committees…
Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread
October 21, 2012
Egypt wants to use all local wheat for subsidized bread
Egypt, the world's biggest wheat importer, will be able to cease importing wheat for the production of state-subsidized bread if…
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
October 21, 2012
Street vendors demand justice after police kill one of their own
Around 30 street vendors gathered in front of the Public Prosecution's office on Sunday, demanding retribution for Mostafa Eid, who…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to document history in new book
October 21, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya to document history in new book
Jama'a al-Islamiya is planning to document its political journey since its establishment until the breakout of the January 2011 revolution…
Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai
October 21, 2012
Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai
The new law on land ownership for Sinai Bedouins stipulates that only Egyptians are permitted to buy the land and…
Teacher accused of cutting unveiled pupil’s hair to be investigated
October 21, 2012
Teacher accused of cutting unveiled pupil’s hair to be investigated
The public prosecutor has instructed a swift investigation into allegations that a schoolteacher in Luxor cut the hair of two…
In a first, half of Egypt’s new diplomats are women
October 21, 2012
In a first, half of Egypt’s new diplomats are women
For the first time in the history of Egyptian diplomacy, women make up half of the new diplomat class, according…