Yemen turmoil deepens as Saudi Arabia, Egypt eye intervention and Western embassy staff leave
Egypt
February 12, 2015
Yemen turmoil deepens as Saudi Arabia, Egypt eye intervention and Western embassy staff leave
As Western diplomats and staff fled Yemen on Wednesday, concern widened over the increasing turmoil in the impoverished nation, with…
Sandstorm in Egypt shuts down Cairo airport to arrivals
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Sandstorm in Egypt shuts down Cairo airport to arrivals
Egyptian officials say Cairo International Airport has been closed to arrivals amid a developing sandstorm.Ihab Mohieddin, the head of the…
University of Michigan hosts Egyptian artifacts exhibition
Archaeology
February 10, 2015
University of Michigan hosts Egyptian artifacts exhibition
The University of Michigan's Kelsey Museum of Archaeology is bringing together artifacts from 1920s and 1930s excavations in Egypt for…
Head of Egypt football team says police did not kill fans
Egypt
February 9, 2015
Head of Egypt football team says police did not kill fans
The head of Egypt's second largest football team says he doesn't blame police for deaths of 22 fans during clashes…
Mortada Mansour says police did not kill fans
Egypt
February 9, 2015
Mortada Mansour says police did not kill fans
The head of Egypt's second largest football team says he doesn't blame police for deaths of 22 fans during clashes…
Egypt says Suez Canal project on track, tolls unchanged
Business
February 5, 2015
Egypt says Suez Canal project on track, tolls unchanged
Transit tolls at Egypt’s Suez Canal will stay largely at their current prices this year, the authority said Wednesday, as…
Leader of Egypt religious institution enraged by IS killing
Egypt
February 4, 2015
Leader of Egypt religious institution enraged by IS killing
The head of Sunni Islam's most respected seat of learning has expressed his outrage over the purported burning to death…
Egyptian doctors demand army say what happened to AIDS cure
Egypt
February 3, 2015
Egyptian doctors demand army say what happened to AIDS cure
Some two dozen demonstrators gathered at the Doctors' Association in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday, demanding that the army release…
One Sydney hostage killed by police bullet, inquest told
World
January 29, 2015
One Sydney hostage killed by police bullet, inquest told
A hostage who died during a siege in a downtown Sydney cafe was killed when she was struck by fragments…
Egypt state newspaper calls out president following shooting
Egypt
January 26, 2015
Egypt state newspaper calls out president following shooting
In an unusually critical column, the chairman of Egypt's state-run daily Al-Ahram newspaper has specifically called out the country's president…