Egypt
Egypt declares two new cases of swine flu
January 6, 2011
Egypt declares two new cases of swine flu
Minya witnessed its second H1N1 death after a 16-year-old student died from the infectious virus commonly known as "swine flu,"…
Netanyahu and Mubarak to mull how to renew peace talks
January 6, 2011
Netanyahu and Mubarak to mull how to renew peace talks
Sharm el-Sheikh--Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets the Egyptian president in Egypt on Thursday as part of an effort to…
Upper Egyptian province to reject Xmas congratulatory delegations
January 6, 2011
Upper Egyptian province to reject Xmas congratulatory delegations
Churches in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut have gone into a state of mourning over the victims of a…
General prosecutor: No evidence on how church was bombed
January 6, 2011
General prosecutor: No evidence on how church was bombed
Investigations into the Alexandria bombing have not yet revealed the method of the crime or its perpetrator.
US cooperating with Cairo to resolve international child abduction cases
January 6, 2011
US cooperating with Cairo to resolve international child abduction cases
The US will cooperate with the Egyptian government in resolving cases relating to international child abduction by parents, said a…
Egypt authorities: 25-year-old, IED behind church bombing
January 6, 2011
Egypt authorities: 25-year-old, IED behind church bombing
A 25-year-old person was behind the suicide church bombing that killed 23 and injured up to 100 in Alexandria, according…
Coptic Christmas celebrations to air on state TV, four satellite channels
January 6, 2011
Coptic Christmas celebrations to air on state TV, four satellite channels
Coptic Christmas celebrations will be aired on state TV channels and four of the privately-owned satellite TV channels on Thursday…
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
January 6, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Security increases amid continuing investigation
The local press remains preoccupied with updates on investigations into the Alexandria bombing that targeted a Coptic church as worshippers…
Egypt FM: Protecting Copts is exclusively the state’s responsibility
January 6, 2011
Egypt FM: Protecting Copts is exclusively the state’s responsibility
“The protection of Egyptian Copts is exclusivily the state’s responsibility,” said Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit at a press conference…
Mubarak to meet with Netanyahu in Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday
January 5, 2011
Mubarak to meet with Netanyahu in Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday
President Hosni Mubarak will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday.…