Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Russia's food safety watchdog has banned fruit and vegetable imports from Egypt over sanitary concerns, following an earlier decision by…
Court releases Egyptian adviser to family of Giulio Regeni
Egypt
September 12, 2016
Court releases Egyptian adviser to family of Giulio Regeni
An Egyptian court has released from detention a rights activist who had worked as a legal consultant to the family…
Egypt’s annual inflation hits 15.5 percent in August
Business
September 8, 2016
Egypt’s annual inflation hits 15.5 percent in August
Egypt's state statistics bureau says the annual inflation rate in urban areas reached 15.5 percent in August, a surge of…
New billboards across Egypt’s capital extol austerity
Egypt
September 3, 2016
New billboards across Egypt’s capital extol austerity
Billboards and street signs have gone up across Egypt's capital extolling austerity and hope, part of a pro-government public relations…
Where’s Zika going next?
Health & Fitness
September 2, 2016
Where’s Zika going next?
Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and…
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt
August 31, 2016
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians…
Masked gunmen shoot dead 2 policemen in Arish: Interior Ministry
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Masked gunmen shoot dead 2 policemen in Arish: Interior Ministry
Egypt's Interior Ministry says four masked gunmen have stormed a house in the North Sinai city of Arish and shot…
Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia
Egypt
June 3, 2016
Study suggests dogs first appeared in 2 places in Eurasia
The long-debated question of where dogs first appeared has always been complex, and now a new study suggests it may…
Ahead of meeting, OPEC seems close to riding out price slump
Business
June 2, 2016
Ahead of meeting, OPEC seems close to riding out price slump
OPEC is not yet in safe harbor. But ahead of a top-level meeting, the 13-nation oil cartel appears close to…
Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany
World
June 2, 2016
Syrian refugees who want to return home are stuck in Germany
Nine months ago, after the Syrian army razed his neighborhood, Mohammed was desperate to make his way to Germany.Now he…