Egypt
Egypt to buy wheat from local farmers at average global price
Business
November 5, 2015
Egypt to buy wheat from local farmers at average global price
Egypt will start buying wheat from local farmers at the average global price starting next season, the cabinet said in…
Egypt promotes Sharm airport chief after Russian plane crash
Egypt
November 5, 2015
Egypt promotes Sharm airport chief after Russian plane crash
Egypt has promoted the airport chief at Sharm al-Sheikh days after a Russian plane that took off from the Red…
Eleven killed, 100 people evacuated in Beheira after heavy showers across Egypt
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Eleven killed, 100 people evacuated in Beheira after heavy showers across Egypt
Eleven people were killed in floods in Beheira province north of Cairo, a security source said, and authorities evacuated 100…
Egypt-Chad football match audience size increased to 25,000
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Egypt-Chad football match audience size increased to 25,000
The Interior Ministry agreed to increase the audience size of the Egypt-Chad football match from 22,000 to 25,000. The match is…
Egyptian president approves $2.2 bn oil and gas exploration contracts
Business
November 3, 2015
Egyptian president approves $2.2 bn oil and gas exploration contracts
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved six new oil and gas exploration contracts for investments worth at least US$2.2 billion,…
Israel hints at air force cooperation with Jordan, Egypt
Egypt
November 3, 2015
Israel hints at air force cooperation with Jordan, Egypt
Israeli fighter pilots recently trained with Arab counterparts in the United States, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday, referring…
Russian plane crash in Sinai: Questions swirl as 224 aboard are mourned
Egypt
November 2, 2015
Russian plane crash in Sinai: Questions swirl as 224 aboard are mourned
A Russian passenger jet broke into pieces in midair, a top aviation official said Sunday, but he said it was…
Egypt to attend Syria talks in Vienna on Friday
Egypt
October 28, 2015
Egypt to attend Syria talks in Vienna on Friday
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will attend international talks on the Syrian conflict taking place in Vienna on Friday, the…
World’s oldest bible on show as British Museum tracks Egypt’s religions
Art news
October 28, 2015
World’s oldest bible on show as British Museum tracks Egypt’s religions
The world's oldest bible is among 200 objects tracing Egypt's religious evolution in an exhibition at London's British Museum, which…
Egypt rights lawyers say new prison law legalizes abuses
Egypt
October 26, 2015
Egypt rights lawyers say new prison law legalizes abuses
Egyptian human rights lawyers said on Monday they are concerned that new amendments to prison laws, which give administrators wider…