Egypt
Company goes to court as Damietta governor continues to halt work
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Company goes to court as Damietta governor continues to halt work
Damietta governor, General Mohamed Ali Fleifel, on Thursday refused to issue a decree allowing work to be continued at MOBCO.…
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
Archaeology
November 30, 2011
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
A Supreme Council of Antiquities mission has discovered a Coptic city dating back to the fourth century. The city is…
Business tycoon, who murdered Lebanese pop star, appeals sentence
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Business tycoon, who murdered Lebanese pop star, appeals sentence
The cassation prosecution accepted the appeal submitted to it by the defense team of Hisham Talaat Mostafa, a business tycoon…
ElBaradei’s association accuses official body of assaulting demonstrators
Egypt
November 30, 2011
ElBaradei’s association accuses official body of assaulting demonstrators
"What happened before in Abbasseya Square, in front of the balloon theater, in the neighborhood of Abdeen, in Maspero and…
Government report: Egypt’s wheat production in decline
Business
November 30, 2011
Government report: Egypt’s wheat production in decline
Egypt's wheat production from the fiscal year 2009 to 2010 declined by 15.8 percent from the year before to reach…
Official election results to be announced Thursday
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Official election results to be announced Thursday
Abdel Moez Ibrahim, the head of the high elections committee (HEC), is to hold a press conference on Thursday afternoon…
US says no evidence Egypt misused tear gas, rights group files complaint
Egypt
November 30, 2011
US says no evidence Egypt misused tear gas, rights group files complaint
US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner defended on Tuesday the shipment of tear gas to the Egyptian government. Toner told…
Tahrir sit-in enters day 12 as participants decrease in number
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Tahrir sit-in enters day 12 as participants decrease in number
Although protesters in Tahrir Square on Wednesday continued their sit-in for the 12th consecutive day, the number of participants decreased…
Weak voter participation in Qasr al-Nil
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Weak voter participation in Qasr al-Nil
Cairo’s third constituency of Qasr al-Nil witnessed weak participation in all polling stations except for Bulaq Abu al-Ela, Fathia Bahig…
White House says it will approve any winners of Egypt’s election
Egypt
November 29, 2011
White House says it will approve any winners of Egypt’s election
A White House statement has said Egyptian parliamentary elections have been going well so far. It added that President Barack…