Egypt
Calm returns to Suez court complex following strike clashes
February 28, 2012
Calm returns to Suez court complex following strike clashes
Calm has been restored at the Suez court complex following clashes Tuesday between striking court employees and military police, said…
Jordan deports 8 Egyptians attempting to cross into Syria
February 28, 2012
Jordan deports 8 Egyptians attempting to cross into Syria
Egypt’s embassy in Jordan has deported eight Egyptians arrested by Jordanian authorities while attempting to illegally cross into Syria. In…
Minister requests return of NDP headquarters site to Egyptian Museum
February 28, 2012
Minister requests return of NDP headquarters site to Egyptian Museum
The antiquities minister has asked Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri to intervene to assign custodianship of the land plot where the…
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
February 28, 2012
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
A number of MPs from Egypt’s newly elected Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, violated the official oath while…
50 vessels pass through Suez Canal
February 28, 2012
50 vessels pass through Suez Canal
Fifty vessels with loads estimated at a total of 2.7 million tons crossed both ways through the Suez Canal on…
Meteorological Authority expects dusty winds to last until Saturday
February 28, 2012
Meteorological Authority expects dusty winds to last until Saturday
Bad weather in Egypt will last until Saturday, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority said Tuesday. Dusty winds will lead to low…
Sheikh: Edict banning non-Palestinians from Jerusalem ‘wrong’
February 28, 2012
Sheikh: Edict banning non-Palestinians from Jerusalem ‘wrong’
A prominent Palestinian sheikh on Tuesday called on the head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi,…
FM urges Egyptians abroad to register at diplomatic missions
February 28, 2012
FM urges Egyptians abroad to register at diplomatic missions
The foreign minister has directed diplomatic missions abroad to urge Egyptian expatriates to register their data, the Foreign Ministry announced…