Egypt
International Pharaohs Rally racing event opens in Giza
October 1, 2012
International Pharaohs Rally racing event opens in Giza
The 30th round of the International Pharaohs Rally racing event opened Monday morning in the Giza Pyramids area. The sports…
Cairo official: Only deserving Duweiqa residents will get apartments
October 1, 2012
Cairo official: Only deserving Duweiqa residents will get apartments
A governorate official said that residents of the informal Cairo neighborhood of Duweiqa will only be moved to 6th of…
Doctors begin partial nationwide strike
October 1, 2012
Doctors begin partial nationwide strike
Nearly 35,000 doctors from 540 government-run hospitals started a partial, open-ended strike demanding better pay, a plan to raise the…
55 migrants arrested near Israeli border
October 1, 2012
55 migrants arrested near Israeli border
Fifty-five migrants from three different groups were arrested while trying to illegally enter Israel through the Egyptian border, a security…
Finance minister says IMF delays loan talks
October 1, 2012
Finance minister says IMF delays loan talks
The International Monetary Fund has delayed sending a team to Cairo to negotiate a US$4.8 billion loan while the Egyptian…
Egypt opposes Arab military intervention in Syria, Morsy adviser says
October 1, 2012
Egypt opposes Arab military intervention in Syria, Morsy adviser says
Saif Abdel Fattah, a political adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, denied news reports quoting him as saying Egypt supports joining…
Floods hit Sinai Sunday, no losses reported
October 1, 2012
Floods hit Sinai Sunday, no losses reported
Floods hit several areas in Sinai late Sunday, but no damage was reported. Residents of Nakhl in central Sinai told…
Monday’s papers: Conflicting news reports abound
October 1, 2012
Monday’s papers: Conflicting news reports abound
Depending on which newspaper one reads, Monday’s papers take the reader from a country on its way toward development with…
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
October 1, 2012
UK offers to advise Egypt in crackdown on Sinai militants
The UK has repeated its offer to help Egypt with military advice in its military campaign against Islamist militants in…
North Sinai governor meets Copts after extremist threats
October 1, 2012
North Sinai governor meets Copts after extremist threats
North Sinai Governor Sayed Harhour asked Copts living near Rafah city in Sinai to wait until Thursday to see if…