Egypt
Police: Gunmen shoot dead three Egypt judges in Sinai
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Police: Gunmen shoot dead three Egypt judges in Sinai
Gunmen shot dead three Egyptian judges Saturday in the strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency…
Cabinet approves selling of ERTU assets to repay debts
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Cabinet approves selling of ERTU assets to repay debts
The Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) to sell some of its…
Egypt court bans popular, hard-core ‘ultra’ soccer fan clubs
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Egypt court bans popular, hard-core ‘ultra’ soccer fan clubs
An Egyptian court has banned the country's hard-core soccer fan associations, known locally as ''ultras,'' over accusations that the groups…
13 Egyptian workers released in Libya
Egypt
May 16, 2015
13 Egyptian workers released in Libya
Fajr Libya brigades released the 13 Egyptians who have been held for 45 days in Libya after being arrested over…
Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Amnesty calls Morsi death sentence bid in Egypt ‘a charade’
Amnesty International on Saturday called an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi…
Hot weather on Sunday
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Hot weather on Sunday
A gradual increase in temperatures are expected on Sunday. Warm weather is expected to prevail on the northern coasts, hot…
Residents allegedly beaten by police, forced from homes for demolition without prior notice
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Residents allegedly beaten by police, forced from homes for demolition without prior notice
Residents of Ezbet abu Qern in Masr al-Qadima district say on Wednesday they were beaten by police and forced from…
Twitter users use hashtag to mock govt banning of TV show
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Twitter users use hashtag to mock govt banning of TV show
Some Twitter users have launched a satirical hashtag called “#Soverign_authority_banned_me” to express their disapproval and mock news that the sovereign…
Health Ministry: 5,000 AIDS patients officialy registered in Egypt
Egypt
May 16, 2015
Health Ministry: 5,000 AIDS patients officialy registered in Egypt
Number of AIDS patients officially registered in Egypt is estimated at 5,000 cases, according to Health Ministry’s estimates, said Waleed…
WB approves $5-bn loan to Egypt over 4 years
Business
May 16, 2015
WB approves $5-bn loan to Egypt over 4 years
The World Bank approved increasing the volume of financing to Egypt within the four coming years up to US$5 billion,…