Egypt
Prosecutor orders investigation into dance party at Karnak Temple
Archaeology
October 18, 2016
Prosecutor orders investigation into dance party at Karnak Temple
Ali Rezq, the chief of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, has ordered prosecutors in Luxor to conduct investigations into a dance…
Prosecution allows retrial in Morsy prison-break case, suggests canceling sentences
Egypt
October 18, 2016
Prosecution allows retrial in Morsy prison-break case, suggests canceling sentences
Egypt's prosecution has recommended canceling the death and jail sentences for former President Mohamed Morsy and Muslim Brotherhood figures involved…
Police vehicle stolen from Beni Suef civil-status office
Egypt
October 18, 2016
Police vehicle stolen from Beni Suef civil-status office
Police are investigating the apparent theft of a police vehicle allocated to Colonel Sherif Abdel Sattar, head of the Civil…
Antiquities Ministry slams ‘hasty’ report on Khufu pyramid cavities
Archaeology
October 18, 2016
Antiquities Ministry slams ‘hasty’ report on Khufu pyramid cavities
The Antiquities Ministry has slammed as "inaccurate and hasty" a French archaeological report on new cavities discovered inside the Great…
Policeman killed, another injured in Garden City shooting
Egypt
October 18, 2016
Policeman killed, another injured in Garden City shooting
A policeman was shot dead outside an embassy in Garden City, downtown Cairo, on Tuesday morning, apparently as the result…
Egypt passes law to curb trafficking of migrants bound for Europe
Egypt
October 18, 2016
Egypt passes law to curb trafficking of migrants bound for Europe
Egypt passed legislation on Monday to crack down on people traffickers linked to a major surge in the numbers of…
Egypt to gather additional $6 bln required for IMF deal
Business
October 18, 2016
Egypt to gather additional $6 bln required for IMF deal
Egyptian Finance Minister Amr El Garhy said on Monday his country would gather an additional $6 billion in bilateral funding…
Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Archaeology
October 17, 2016
Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown "cavities", scientists using radiography to scan the millennia-old monument said…
Syria’s Assad seeks Egypt’s help in fighting terrorism
Egypt
October 17, 2016
Syria’s Assad seeks Egypt’s help in fighting terrorism
A top aide of Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited Cairo to coordinate with Egypt in the fight against terrorism…
EgyptAir bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on flights
Business
October 17, 2016
EgyptAir bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on flights
EgyptAir has imposed a ban on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on its flights in the wake of concerns over…