Egypt
Security services intensified during Eid vacation
August 8, 2013
Security services intensified during Eid vacation
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Thursday met with his aides to develop a plan to secure Egyptian streets during the…
Inflation rate up 4.1% in July
August 8, 2013
Inflation rate up 4.1% in July
The Central Bank of Egypt announced on Wednesday that there was a 4.1 percent increase in the monthly inflation rate…
Foodstuff prices rise in Egypt
August 8, 2013
Foodstuff prices rise in Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced that the monthly inflation rate rose by 0.9 percent…
Interview: Tarek Fahmy on the Egyptian crisis from Israel’s perspective
August 8, 2013
Interview: Tarek Fahmy on the Egyptian crisis from Israel’s perspective
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Is Israel concerned about developments in Egypt after the 30 June uprising? Tarek Fahmy: There is Israeli concern…
Morsy’s wife: President is definitely coming back
August 8, 2013
Morsy’s wife: President is definitely coming back
The wife of ousted President Mohamed Morsy, Naglaa Mahmoud, said her husband “will definitely return [to power],” adding that she…
Egyptian invents new mine detector
August 8, 2013
Egyptian invents new mine detector
The existence of 23 million mines in Egypt’s oil-rich Western Sahara is a major obstacle to development projects. This…
Pro-Morsy protesters build steel walls around sit-in
August 8, 2013
Pro-Morsy protesters build steel walls around sit-in
Protesters in Rabaa al-Adaweya started building steel walls around the site of their sit-in fearing their protest would be forcibly…
Egypt FM misquotes Amnesty International
August 8, 2013
Egypt FM misquotes Amnesty International
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy misquoted Amnesty International during an interview on BBC HARD Talk broadcast last Tuesday, claiming that…
PM: Ramadan delayed Rabaa and al-Nahda crackdown
August 7, 2013
PM: Ramadan delayed Rabaa and al-Nahda crackdown
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy told the cabinet on Wednesday that the decision to break up the sit-ins of ousted President…
Final constitutional committee to be formed
August 7, 2013
Final constitutional committee to be formed
The presidency issued a statement a short while ago about the criteria for choosing the 50 members of the committee…