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NCHR official Nasser Amin prevented from traveling to Beirut
Egypt
July 15, 2016
NCHR official Nasser Amin prevented from traveling to Beirut
Nasser Amin, a prominent member of the state-backed National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), said on Thursday that he was…
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday that Muslim clerics will be required to read out identical pre-written weekly sermons as part…
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Six Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is looking into the kidnapping in Libya of six Egyptian workers as…
Russian tourism may return to Egypt in ‘foreseeable future’: ambassador
Egypt
July 1, 2016
Russian tourism may return to Egypt in ‘foreseeable future’: ambassador
Russian tourists will be able to travel to Egypt in “the foreseeable future” as the resumption of tourism to Egypt…
No change to debit card usage rules abroad: CBE governor
Business
June 30, 2016
No change to debit card usage rules abroad: CBE governor
Tarek Amer, governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), said on Thursday that there was no change to the…
Egyptian Embassy in Paris retrieves stolen Sakkara artefact
Archaeology
June 30, 2016
Egyptian Embassy in Paris retrieves stolen Sakkara artefact
The Egyptian embassy in France has recovered a stolen ancient artefact that dates back to the 30th Dynasty (360-343 BC).
Italy votes to halt aviation supplies to Egypt over student death
Egypt
June 30, 2016
Italy votes to halt aviation supplies to Egypt over student death
The Italian Senate voted on Wednesday to halt supplies to Egypt of spare parts for F16 warplanes in protest at…
Egypt secures seat at UN Human Rights Council for three years
Egypt
June 24, 2016
Egypt secures seat at UN Human Rights Council for three years
Egypt won on Thursday the mid-term elections for membership at the main United Nations human rights body for the period…
Lawyers share evidence behind annulment of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt
June 23, 2016
Lawyers share evidence behind annulment of Red Sea islands agreement
The legal team that successfully challenged the recent transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi control organized a press…
Egypt’s rights groups launch ‘Voices Behind Bars’ campaign to defend detainees
Egypt
June 18, 2016
Egypt’s rights groups launch ‘Voices Behind Bars’ campaign to defend detainees
Ten local rights groups announced on Wednesday the launch of the "Voices Behind Bars" campaign to defend "hundreds of young…