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Public Prosecution orders Black Bloc members arrested
Egypt
April 17, 2013
Public Prosecution orders Black Bloc members arrested
The Public Prosecution has issued arrest warrants for 22 suspects it claims are members of the Black Bloc group, according…
Illicit Gains Authority investigates lands of former Al-Ahram executives
Egypt
April 17, 2013
Illicit Gains Authority investigates lands of former Al-Ahram executives
The Illicit Gains Authority plans to inventory the properties two former Al-Ahram newspaper executives after investigations suggested the…
Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Four Coptic Egyptians detained by Libyan authorities for several weeks over charges of spreading Christianity have returned home. According to…
Luxor hot air balloons back in business
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Luxor hot air balloons back in business
Hot air balloon tours are set to resume in Luxor on Wednesday after a hiatus of nearly six weeks following…
Pope calls for Muslim and Christian cooperation
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Pope calls for Muslim and Christian cooperation
Pope Tawadros II called on Al-Azhar to expand its Family House initiative as part of efforts to boost patriotism and…
Assets frozen in Switzerland, England reach US$934 million: Cabinet
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Assets frozen in Switzerland, England reach US$934 million: Cabinet
Mohamed Omar Wahby, head of the Cabinet’s Administrative Control Authority, has said that frozen assets in Switzerland and England amount…
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Business
April 15, 2013
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Bilateral trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia grew by 20 percent last year in transactions worth US$30 billion, said Egyptian…
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
Egypt
April 15, 2013
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
All Nile Basin countries should unite around the issue of sharing the Nile’s water, instead of fighting over it, said…
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud decided to grant 10 percent of the revenues of advertising, which are broadcast on television…
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
The Christian family accused of sparking the sectarian violence in Khosous surrendered to police Monday out of fear they would…