Egypt
UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on
Egypt
September 19, 2017
UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on
* Two cargoes held in Safaga pending prosecutor decision * Inspector says sieving could take up to eight months *…
Human rights not just political, says Sisi
Egypt
September 19, 2017
Human rights not just political, says Sisi
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated that human rights concepts shouldn’t be reduced to only political rights, but rather should be…
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Features/Interviews
September 18, 2017
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Many parents in Cairo are angry at the rise in the cost of school supplies on the back of a…
Egypt’s Nour El Nile cruise tops list of National geographic’s best cruise holidays
Egypt
September 18, 2017
Egypt’s Nour El Nile cruise tops list of National geographic’s best cruise holidays
National Geographic has rounded up the best cruise holidays around the world – from the heart of the Amazon to…
HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’
Egypt
September 18, 2017
HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’
The US-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a video online Saturday decrying what it described as an unprecedented wave…
Egypt’s trade deficit drops by 50.4% in June
Business
September 18, 2017
Egypt’s trade deficit drops by 50.4% in June
Egypt’s trade deficit dropped to $1.82 billion during June, compared to $3.66 billion during the same month of last year,…
President Sisi talks with UAE foreign minister on ME stability
Egypt
September 18, 2017
President Sisi talks with UAE foreign minister on ME stability
President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi shed light on the importance of Joint Arab Action, as a means to face destabilization attempts in the…
Egypt’s Transport Ministry signs contract to purchase 100 new locomotives
Egypt
September 18, 2017
Egypt’s Transport Ministry signs contract to purchase 100 new locomotives
Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said Sunday that the ministry has signed contracts to purchase 100 new engines and maintain 81…
Rights watchdog detects shortage of 1420 drugs in August
Egypt
September 18, 2017
Rights watchdog detects shortage of 1420 drugs in August
An Egyptian rights watchdog said Sunday they detected a shortage of 1420 drugs in August, 54 of which have no…
Egyptian expat acts as ‘political pundit’ from his New York sandwich shop
Egypt
September 17, 2017
Egyptian expat acts as ‘political pundit’ from his New York sandwich shop
Fourty-eight-year-old Hatem El –Gamasy is not just a New York sandwich shop owner, but an overseas political commentator. The Egyptian…