Egypt
Stock market gains LE1.2 billion
Business
September 7, 2014
Stock market gains LE1.2 billion
Egypt’s stock market closed on a high note on Sunday prompted by intensive buying from foreign investors.EGX30, the main index,…
CAPMAS: Illiteracy in Egypt stands at 25.9 percent
Egypt
September 7, 2014
CAPMAS: Illiteracy in Egypt stands at 25.9 percent
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that Egypt's 2013 illiteracy rate stood at 25.9 percent for…
ًWitnesses say police sergeant beat grunt to death
Egypt
September 7, 2014
ًWitnesses say police sergeant beat grunt to death
An Interior Ministry team conducted investigations over the death of conscript Ahmed Hussein Khalil, 20, inside a central security camp,…
Two killed, nine injured as truck overturns on Ring road
Egypt
September 7, 2014
Two killed, nine injured as truck overturns on Ring road
Two people were killed and nine others were injured on Saturday after a truck loaded with bricks overturned on the…
Tony Blair in Cairo to meet with Sisi
Egypt
September 7, 2014
Tony Blair in Cairo to meet with Sisi
The Quartet’s Peace Envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a one-day visit.Blair arrived…
Court postpones lawsuit demanding the disbandment of religious parties
Egypt
September 3, 2014
Court postpones lawsuit demanding the disbandment of religious parties
Alexandria Court of Urgent Matters on Wednesday postponed to the beginning of October a lawsuit filed by the Popular Front…
New Suez Canal dredging begins Saturday
Egypt
September 3, 2014
New Suez Canal dredging begins Saturday
Kamal al-Waziri, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces’ Engineering Division, met on Wednesday with Arab and foreign military attaches…
Three lawyers of Doma’s defense team referred to prosecution
Egypt
September 3, 2014
Three lawyers of Doma’s defense team referred to prosecution
Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed to 17 September the trial of political activist Ahmed Doma and 268 others in…
Police officer shot dead by gunmen in Arish
Egypt
September 3, 2014
Police officer shot dead by gunmen in Arish
A police officer was shot dead on Wednesday by gunmen in the Al-Obour district of the city of Arish in…
Congressional delegation leaves Cairo
Egypt
September 3, 2014
Congressional delegation leaves Cairo
A US congressional delegation, headed by Howard McKeon, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, left Cairo on Wednesday after a visit during…