Hisham Omar Abdel Halim
Hundreds march from Al-Azhar Mosque to Orthodox Cathedral
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Hundreds march from Al-Azhar Mosque to Orthodox Cathedral
Hundreds of protesters staged a "national unity" march from Al-Azhar Mosque to the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya after Friday prayers.…
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
The Central Security Forces amassed in Tahrir Square on Saturday after forcibly breaking a sit-in staged by dozens of activists in…
Thousands participate in ‘Friday of Reclaiming the Revolution’
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Thousands participate in ‘Friday of Reclaiming the Revolution’
Thousands of Egyptians filled Tahrir Square on Friday morning to protest the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' (SCAF) recent…
Salafis demand release of Sheikh Abu Yehya
Egypt
September 23, 2011
Salafis demand release of Sheikh Abu Yehya
Hundreds of Salafis staged a march after Friday prayers from the Omar Makram mosque to the Interior Ministry, in response…
Thousands of teachers protest outside cabinet building
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Thousands of teachers protest outside cabinet building
About 15,000 teachers protested on Saturday morning outside the cabinet building to demand higher wages and benefits, and the dismissal…
Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag
Informed sources told Al-Mary Al-Youm on Saturday that a high-ranking military official visited the Israeli Embassy on Thursday evening and…
Atomic Energy Authority admits leak at Anshas reactor
Environment
June 9, 2011
Atomic Energy Authority admits leak at Anshas reactor
The Atomic Energy Authority has admitted to a leak of radioactive water from nuclear reactor number one at the Anshas…
Former official confirms recent leak at nuclear reactor
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Former official confirms recent leak at nuclear reactor
The Anshas nuclear reactor, located on the outskirts of Cairo, has leaked ten cubic meters of radioactive water for the…
Govt experts to develop Egypt’s first energy conservation plan
Environment
May 5, 2011
Govt experts to develop Egypt’s first energy conservation plan
About 50 Egyptian experts representing eight ministries and a number of foreign donors are developing the first national plan for…
National Bank to fund govt electricity rescue plan
Egypt
March 14, 2011
National Bank to fund govt electricity rescue plan
The National Bank of Egypt has offered a loan of LE4.6 billion to help finance an emergency plan by the…
Former head of judges club: Mubarak regime has lost legitimacy
Egypt
February 5, 2011
Former head of judges club: Mubarak regime has lost legitimacy
The regime has lost its constitutional legitimacy since the 25 January protests, said Zakaria Abdel Aziz, former head of the…
Egypt aims to produce 2600 megawatts of wind energy in 2011
Business
January 9, 2011
Egypt aims to produce 2600 megawatts of wind energy in 2011
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes on Sunday announced a ministry plan to produce 2600 megawatts of wind…
Egypt to announce tender for first light water reactor this month
Business
January 3, 2011
Egypt to announce tender for first light water reactor this month
Electricity and Energy Minister Hassan Younis on Monday said the tender for Egypt’s first light water nuclear reactor to generate…
Elections commission says withdrawal from parliament runoffs illegal
Egypt
December 3, 2010
Elections commission says withdrawal from parliament runoffs illegal
President of the government-run
Egypt denies discovery by IAEA of enriched uranium at nuclear facility
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Egypt denies discovery by IAEA of enriched uranium at nuclear facility
Egypt on Sunday denied that the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had discovered traces of enriched uranium at an…
Experts warn of collapse of Egyptian aluminum industry
Egypt
November 3, 2010
Experts warn of collapse of Egyptian aluminum industry
A number of international experts attending the 14th Arab International Aluminium Conference, currently in progress in Luxor, warned that Egypt’s…
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Shooting spree in downtown Cairo injures 5
A spare parts dealer injured five people
Minister reaffirms Egypt’s commitment to ‘efficient nuclear program’
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Minister reaffirms Egypt’s commitment to ‘efficient nuclear program’
“We must secure oil and natural gas resources for coming generations,” Electricity and Energy Minister Hassan Younis declared this week.…
Information center employees stage new protest
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Information center employees stage new protest
Hundreds of information center employees staged a protest opposite the Shura Council after security authorities refused to authorize a protest…
Egyptian child abuser will see trial this month
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Egyptian child abuser will see trial this month
Assistant foreign minister for consular affairs Mohamed Abdel Hakam has announced Osama Hosney Zaghloul, the Egyptian charged with child molestation…