Egypt
UPDATE 1: Turnout low in Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election
Egypt
October 18, 2015
UPDATE 1: Turnout low in Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election
Many Egyptian voters shunned the first phase of a parliamentary election on Sunday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has hailed…
Key events in Egypt since the 2011 uprising
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Key events in Egypt since the 2011 uprising
Here are some key events from more than four years of turmoil and transition in Egypt: — February 11, 2011: Autocrat…
UN votes on Egypt’s 5th Security Council membership
Egypt
October 15, 2015
UN votes on Egypt’s 5th Security Council membership
The United Nations General Assembly will vote Thursday on granting Egypt a non-permanent seat in the Security Council for 2016-2017…
UPDATE: Russia’s Rosatom says Egypt nuclear talks in final stages
Egypt
October 14, 2015
UPDATE: Russia’s Rosatom says Egypt nuclear talks in final stages
Russia's state-owned nuclear firm Rosatom is in the final stages of talks for a contract to build a nuclear power…
UPDATE: Egypt to receive $3-bn loan from World Bank, says finance minister
Egypt
October 14, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt to receive $3-bn loan from World Bank, says finance minister
Egypt will receive a US$3-billion loan from the World Bank in instalments over the next three years to support the…
In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past
Egypt
October 13, 2015
In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past
Holding court behind a battered desk at his campaign office in the southern town of Minya, Bahaa Fikry embodies Egypt's…
Great chance for Egypt to win Security Council seat: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Great chance for Egypt to win Security Council seat: Former Assistant Foreign Minister
Former Assistant Foreign Minister Hussein Haridy said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that Egypt has a great chance at…
EU delegation supports Egypt’s water integrated plan
Egypt
October 12, 2015
EU delegation supports Egypt’s water integrated plan
Head of the international cooperation department of the European Union Delegation to Egypt Angel Gutierrez on Sunday said that the…
Shokry heads to New York to participate in voting on Egypt membership in UNSC
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Shokry heads to New York to participate in voting on Egypt membership in UNSC
Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry will head Monday to New York to take part in the session to be held in…
Video: Shaking up Egypt’s entertainment industry
Egypt
October 11, 2015
Video: Shaking up Egypt’s entertainment industry
Courtesy of CNN's African Voices The Bussy Project, directed by theater writer and director Sondos Shabayek, is a project that was…