Egypt
Housing Ministry plans to develop border areas against external threats
November 8, 2011
Housing Ministry plans to develop border areas against external threats
A national plan for the strategic development of high priority border areas to protect against external threats has been prepared…
Minister suspends state TV director over football broadcast
November 8, 2011
Minister suspends state TV director over football broadcast
Information Minister Osama Heikal has ordered the suspension of television director Ahmed al-Hun, who directed the broadcast of the Ahly…
Islamists plan 18 November protests against supra-constitutional principles
November 7, 2011
Islamists plan 18 November protests against supra-constitutional principles
Islamists are planning for massive demonstrations on Friday, 18 November to protest the document of supra-constitutional principles Deputy Prime Minister…
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in elections
November 7, 2011
Alexandria churches to promote Coptic participation in elections
Orthodox churches in the coastal city of Alexandria have launched an awareness campaign aiming to encourage Coptic Christians to take…
High Elections Commission head urges expats to register to vote
November 7, 2011
High Elections Commission head urges expats to register to vote
The head of Egypt's High Elections Commission, Abdel Moez Ibrahim, is urging Egyptian expatriates to register on the commission's website…
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
November 7, 2011
Bodies of Hungarian tourist bus victims to be given to embassy
The Hurghada local prosecution has ordered the bodies of 11 Hungarian tourists killed in a bus accident to be handed…
Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid
November 7, 2011
Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid
Students and staff members at Al-Azhar University have announced that they will resume their demonstrations to demand the removal of…
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
November 7, 2011
Monday’s papers: Islamists politicize Eid celebrations
Islamist political parties dominated Eid al-Adha prayers across Egypt Sunday, promoting their parliamentary candidates by distributing gifts and fliers and…
Burned ferry capsizes off Jordanian coast
November 7, 2011
Burned ferry capsizes off Jordanian coast
The Egypt-bound passenger ferry that caught fire Thursday in the Red Sea capsized Monday off the coast of Jordan, sources…
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay
November 7, 2011
Egyptian Hajj pilgrims stranded for hours due to bus delay
Most Egyptian pilgrims performing the Hajj this year were stranded until midnight Saturday at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia when…