Egypt
Tourists escape fire aboard Nile cruise boat
November 3, 2012
Tourists escape fire aboard Nile cruise boat
A fire probably caused by a short-circuit aboard an Egyptian cruise ship forced 77 tourists to be evacuated until the…
Dar al-Ifta supports deletion of dancing scene from film
November 3, 2012
Dar al-Ifta supports deletion of dancing scene from film
Ali Gomaa, Egypt’s grand mufti, demanded on Saturday that a scene in the leading box office movie “Abdu Mouta” should…
West Alexandria AG orders arrest of suspect in Coptic girl’s kidnapping
November 3, 2012
West Alexandria AG orders arrest of suspect in Coptic girl’s kidnapping
Mohammed Abdul Salam, the Attorney General of the West Alexandria Prosecutor's office, ordered the arrest of a bookseller in the…
‘Mother’s joy’ to pick pope for Egypt’s Copts
November 3, 2012
‘Mother’s joy’ to pick pope for Egypt’s Copts
A blindfolded boy will on Sunday select the new pope for millions of Coptic Christians in Egypt, becoming his mother's…
Judges Club to hold emergency meeting to discuss constitution
November 3, 2012
Judges Club to hold emergency meeting to discuss constitution
The Judges Club’s board of directors, headed by Judge Ahmed al-Zand, called for an emergency general assembly for Thursday evening…
Three Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai
November 3, 2012
Three Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai
Three Egyptian policemen were killed and three others were wounded today in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a…
Egyptian footballer says he may play for Israeli team
November 3, 2012
Egyptian footballer says he may play for Israeli team
Mahdy Suleiman, an Egyptian goalkeeper, said he is likely to accept a formal offer to join the Israeli Hapoel Tel…
New Nile oil slick detected in Cairo, four water stations halted in Beni Suef
November 3, 2012
New Nile oil slick detected in Cairo, four water stations halted in Beni Suef
The Holding Company For Water and Wastewater announced on Saturday that it had discovered a new oil slick in Cairo,…
Court suspends show of preacher accused of defaming actress
November 3, 2012
Court suspends show of preacher accused of defaming actress
An administrative court decided Saturday to suspend broadcasting the TV show Quran and Sunnah, presented by preacher Abdallah Badr on…
Administrative court: Government must renew Al Jazeera license
November 3, 2012
Administrative court: Government must renew Al Jazeera license
An administrative court ruled on Saturday that the government must renew the license of Qatari-owned news channel Al Jazeera Mubasher…