Egypt
Wafd chief supports Church on second marriage
June 17, 2010
Wafd chief supports Church on second marriage
Wafd Party chief El-Sayyed el-Badawi has announced his party's support for Pope Shenouda, in his stance against a recent Administrative…
Grand Sheikh meets US Muslim communities’ representative
June 17, 2010
Grand Sheikh meets US Muslim communities’ representative
Ahmed el-Tayyeb, the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar, met yesterday with Farah Pandith, special representative to Muslim Communities for the US…
Thursday’s papers: energy subsidies, honor banquets and second autopsies
June 17, 2010
Thursday’s papers: energy subsidies, honor banquets and second autopsies
State-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar start off today’s news with identical reports on the “redirection of energy subsidies towards poverty-stricken…
IAEA: Anshas reactor in need of safety upgrades
June 16, 2010
IAEA: Anshas reactor in need of safety upgrades
Four nuclear energy experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a document stating that certain measures must…
Coptic pope to challenge ruling on remarriage
June 16, 2010
Coptic pope to challenge ruling on remarriage
Coptic Pope Shenouda III will legally challenge a ruling issued last month by the Supreme Administrative Court obliging the Coptic…
Esawy re-sentenced to death for girls’ murders
June 16, 2010
Esawy re-sentenced to death for girls’ murders
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced Mahmoud Esawy to death on Wednesday for the second time after hearing his appeal in…
Reports: US halts funding for Egypt-Gaza border wall
June 16, 2010
Reports: US halts funding for Egypt-Gaza border wall
The Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Media Center quoted Israeli National Radio as reporting that the US had halted funding for the wall…
Official: NASA to carry out projects in Egypt
June 16, 2010
Official: NASA to carry out projects in Egypt
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Director Charles Bolden said that the space agency had plans to carry out…