Egypt
Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict
Egypt
May 12, 2015
Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict
The Raml Misdemeanor Court of Appeal arrested activist Mahinour al-Masry on Monday while she was attending an appeal to a…
Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident
Egypt
May 12, 2015
Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident
Two tourists were killed and nine others were injured in a crash between a tourist bus and a truck Tuesday…
Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards
Egypt
May 12, 2015
Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been chosen to host the 2015 International Emmy Awards Gala in New York in November.Youssef…
UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt
Egypt
May 11, 2015
UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt
Egypt's Housing Ministry signed with the United Arab Emirates an agreement on Monday which sees the latter delivering 50 thousand…
Egypt issues $1.302 bn in dollar-denominated t-bills at avg yield of 2.643%
Business
May 11, 2015
Egypt issues $1.302 bn in dollar-denominated t-bills at avg yield of 2.643%
Egypt's central bank sold $1.302 billion in one-year, dollar-denominated treasury bills at an average yield of 2.643 percent at its…
Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide
Scattered showers and high wind were witnessed on Monday by several areas of Greater Cairo and other provinces. In Qalyubia, heavy…
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
Cairo's Court of Cassation turned down the appeal submitted by Alaa Abdel Fattah, his sister Mona Seif and three other…
Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman
Archaeology
May 11, 2015
Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman
The wonderful, old ‘khayamiya’, the art of tent-making, is endangered. It’s most famous location is Khayamiya street, situated at the…
Government to revive Arbaeen road project
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Government to revive Arbaeen road project
Transportation Ministry is preparing to revive the Arbaeen road, or Darb al-Arbaeen, project in the Western Desert to serve trade…
Official: Middlemen get 5-10% of Umrah costs
Egypt
May 11, 2015
Official: Middlemen get 5-10% of Umrah costs
Basel al-Sisi, head of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association’s religious tourism committee, said middlemen get between 5-10 percent of the…