Egypt
Parliament refers government’s ‘affordable housing’ violations to prosecution
March 19, 2012
Parliament refers government’s ‘affordable housing’ violations to prosecution
The People's Assembly’s Housing Committee referred the violations of the Abu Matamir City affordable housing project to the public prosecutor for…
Egypt govt allows four banks to disburse ‘yellow remittances’
March 19, 2012
Egypt govt allows four banks to disburse ‘yellow remittances’
Farouk al-Okda, head of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on Sunday granted four banks the right to disburse “yellow…
Automatic rifles seized from vehicle on Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
March 19, 2012
Automatic rifles seized from vehicle on Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road
Giza Security Directorate patrols on Sunday morning seized 28 automatic rifles hidden in a secret compartment of a pick-up truck…
Parliament repeals law allowing president to refer civilians to military court
March 19, 2012
Parliament repeals law allowing president to refer civilians to military court
The People's Assembly's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee approved in a meeting on Monday the cancellation of a military law…
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
March 19, 2012
Health official: 3 dead, 137 injured near Abbasseya cathedral
Three people have been crushed to death and 137 injured near the St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Abbasseya since yesterday,…
Minister: Govt tried to stop US aid in 2007
March 19, 2012
Minister: Govt tried to stop US aid in 2007
Members of the Arab Affairs and National Security Committee of the Shura Council called for doing away with US aid…
Egypt to take US$392 mn from Japan for new metro line
March 19, 2012
Egypt to take US$392 mn from Japan for new metro line
Egypt will receive a US$392 million loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency to fund the construction of Cairo’s fourth…
Medical graduates protest ‘remote’ assignments
March 19, 2012
Medical graduates protest ‘remote’ assignments
A group of about 200 medical students marched down Qasr al-Aini Street on Monday afternoon protesting the Health Ministry’s decision…
Transport strike enters second day, attempts to resolve issue fail
March 19, 2012
Transport strike enters second day, attempts to resolve issue fail
Public transport workers in Cairo continued their strike for a second consecutive day on Monday, stopping traffic at all 27…
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
March 19, 2012
Families end sectarian dispute in Minya in honor of Pope Shenouda
A Muslim family in Minya’s Sharouna village ended a dispute with a Coptic family in honor of the deceased Coptic…