Egypt
Government seeks to house 3 million people in new Sinai city
September 8, 2011
Government seeks to house 3 million people in new Sinai city
The Egyptian government is planning to house some 3 million citizens in a new city to be built in Sinai.…
Egypt’s poor spend US$8.5 annually on medical care
September 8, 2011
Egypt’s poor spend US$8.5 annually on medical care
Egyptians spend 50 percent of their annual incomes on food and medical care, said a government study released Thursday. Based…
Police to withdraw from Tahrir Square from Thursday midnight
September 8, 2011
Police to withdraw from Tahrir Square from Thursday midnight
The Ministry of Interior has issued a statement announcing that it will withdraw its troops from Tahrir Square at midnight…
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
September 8, 2011
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy on Thursday pledged to guarantee the integrity…
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
September 8, 2011
EgyptAir hostesses demand right to wear hijab
A number of EgyptAir flight attendants on Thursday organized a protest outside the Egyptian state TV headquarters, known as the…
Brotherhood party warns of ex-NDP members infiltrating local councils
September 8, 2011
Brotherhood party warns of ex-NDP members infiltrating local councils
Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, warned on Thursday that former members of the…
Rights groups condemn block on licences for new satellite TV channels
September 8, 2011
Rights groups condemn block on licences for new satellite TV channels
Rights groups have condemned the Egyptian government's decision to place a temporary block on the granting of licences to new…
FM holds meeting with foreign ambassadors to discuss Palestine recognition
September 8, 2011
FM holds meeting with foreign ambassadors to discuss Palestine recognition
The Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil al-Araby held a meeting on Thursday with ambassadors and representatives of foreign…
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
September 8, 2011
Thursday Papers: Anxiety over Mubarak’s trial, farmers reject SCAF celebration
News about the ongoing trial of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of…
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
September 8, 2011
Egypt arrests 10 illegal Africans migrants at Israeli border
Egyptian security authorities arrested ten Africans on their way to Sinai, said a statement by the Ministry of Interior on…