Egypt
Egyptian companies: Expect slow internet access during January
January 2, 2011
Egyptian companies: Expect slow internet access during January
Egyptian internet companies expect slow web connections through mid-January due to maintenance work on an undersea international cable. The cable…
Govt pledges to compensate victims and restore bombed church
January 2, 2011
Govt pledges to compensate victims and restore bombed church
Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on Sunday assigned the firm Arab Contractors the task of carrying out restoration efforts to the…
Copts rally against Alexandria bombing in Upper Egypt
January 2, 2011
Copts rally against Alexandria bombing in Upper Egypt
More than two thousand Copts Saturday evening organized a protest outside the Holy Diocese of Mallawi in the Upper Egyptian…
Catholic Pope calls Egypt church attack vile gesture
January 2, 2011
Catholic Pope calls Egypt church attack vile gesture
Vatican City--Pope Benedict on Sunday condemned a bomb blast outside a church in Egypt which killed at least 21 people,…
Egypt police say migrant killed at Israel border
January 2, 2011
Egypt police say migrant killed at Israel border
Egyptian police shot dead an African migrant trying to cross illegally into Israel on Sunday, the latest in a string…
Google protects user privacy, says Google Egypt chief
January 2, 2011
Google protects user privacy, says Google Egypt chief
Wael al-Fakharany, head of Google Egypt and North Africa, said “Google takes the issue of securing user privacy seriously.”
Worshippers return for prayer to Egyptian church rocked by attack
January 2, 2011
Worshippers return for prayer to Egyptian church rocked by attack
Grieving Christians, many clad in black, were back praying Sunday in a blood-spattered church where 21 worshippers were killed in…
Saudi authorities deport 30 Egyptians for illegal residency
January 2, 2011
Saudi authorities deport 30 Egyptians for illegal residency
Saudi authorities on Sunday deported 30 Egyptians for illegal residency, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign…
24 Alexandria bombing victims allegedly buried in a mass grave
January 2, 2011
24 Alexandria bombing victims allegedly buried in a mass grave
The number bombing victims’ coffins reached 21 in addition to three separate coffins for human body parts, said a church…
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
January 2, 2011
Analysts: Signs of Al-Qaeda visible in Alexandria blast
The nature of the New Year Eve’s attack that targeted a Coptic church in Alexandria, leaving at least 21 killed…