Egypt
2 dead, 12 injured in accident on Cairo-Suez Road
November 2, 2010
2 dead, 12 injured in accident on Cairo-Suez Road
A collision between a tourist bus and a lorry Tuesday morning on the Cairo-Suez Road has killed two and injured…
Mubarak condemns Baghdad hostage incident
November 2, 2010
Mubarak condemns Baghdad hostage incident
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday denounced the taking of hostages in a church in central Baghdad on Sunday that…
Turkey releases 7 Egyptian fishermen charged with illegal fishing
November 2, 2010
Turkey releases 7 Egyptian fishermen charged with illegal fishing
Turkish authorities have released seven Egyptian fishermen captured after allegedly entering into Turkish national waters. Contacts by the Egyptian Foreign…
Elevating living standards ‘contingent on improved data collection’
November 2, 2010
Elevating living standards ‘contingent on improved data collection’
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said Egypt seeks improvement in its relations with all African nations in order to elevate…
Debate persists over minimum wage ruling
November 2, 2010
Debate persists over minimum wage ruling
Amid harsh condemnation from private sector employees over the recent LE400 monthly minimum wage decision, a number of government employees…
Elections monitor: Muslim Brotherhood announces electoral program
November 2, 2010
Elections monitor: Muslim Brotherhood announces electoral program
“The Muslim Brotherhood challenges everyone and raises the slogan 'Islam is the solution'," reads a headline in privately-owned Al-Shorouk. The…
Undocumented Egypt migrants in Italy protest to demand legal residence
November 1, 2010
Undocumented Egypt migrants in Italy protest to demand legal residence
Hundreds of undocumented Egyptian migrants staged demonstrations in the northern Italian city of Brescia on Monday to demand that the…
Govt mulls new airport security measures
November 1, 2010
Govt mulls new airport security measures
Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry is thinking about establishing new airport security measures for the inspection of aircraft arriving from “unstable”…
Police arrest gang members who stole LE1.5 million from bank clients
November 1, 2010
Police arrest gang members who stole LE1.5 million from bank clients
Security forces have arrested the members of three gangs who confessed to robbing their victims as they exited banks.Gang members…
22 Muslim Brotherhood candidates pull out of parliamentary races
November 1, 2010
22 Muslim Brotherhood candidates pull out of parliamentary races
Twenty-two MPs affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement from eight different voting constituencies have decided not to run…