Egypt
Egypt denounces Iranian intervention within local affairs
Egypt
January 8, 2014
Egypt denounces Iranian intervention within local affairs
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty said that the Egyptian charge d’affaires to Tehran delivered the strongly worded letter of…
Doctors, pharmacists stage partial strike
Egypt
January 8, 2014
Doctors, pharmacists stage partial strike
Thousands of doctors, pharmacists and veterinarians staged a partial nationwide strike in protest of the Health Ministry's ignoring of their…
This day in history: Abbas Helmy II becomes Egypt’s Khedive
Archaeology
January 8, 2014
This day in history: Abbas Helmy II becomes Egypt’s Khedive
Khedive Abbas Helmy II was crowned on this day in 1892. Helmy--the last khedive, or viceroy, of Egypt and Sudan…
Morsy supporters set vehicles on fire after march dispersed in Nasr City
Egypt
January 8, 2014
Morsy supporters set vehicles on fire after march dispersed in Nasr City
Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy set a police vehicle and five other cars on fire near al-Salam mosque in…
Sudan mulls response over Egyptian remarks saying Halayeb, Shalateen are Egyptian
Egypt
January 8, 2014
Sudan mulls response over Egyptian remarks saying Halayeb, Shalateen are Egyptian
Sudanese Foreign Ministry has said it is working on the suitable response to remarks by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesperson…
Bad weather derails Morsy’s second day in court
Egypt
January 8, 2014
Bad weather derails Morsy’s second day in court
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's second day in court was held up on Wednesday when bad weather delayed his flight…
Egypt seizes hoard of antiquities
Egypt
January 7, 2014
Egypt seizes hoard of antiquities
The Egyptian police have seized a hoard of more than 1,500 illegally excavated ancient artefacts, the Antiquities Ministry said.The antiquities…
Egypt balloon crash that killed tourists likely caused by fuel leak
Egypt
January 7, 2014
Egypt balloon crash that killed tourists likely caused by fuel leak
A hot air balloon crash that killed 19 people, most of them foreign tourists, in the Egyptian town of Luxor…
HSBC: Egypt may see economic progress in 2014
Business
January 7, 2014
HSBC: Egypt may see economic progress in 2014
Egypt is seeing encouraging signs, showing promise of economic progress in 2014, after losing ground over the past three years, according…
5,000 policemen to secure second session of Morsy trial
Egypt
January 7, 2014
5,000 policemen to secure second session of Morsy trial
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim approved a plan to secure the trial of toppled President Mohamed Morsy and other 14 Muslim…