Closure
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Minister: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr shut down for ‘disregarding’ law
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr was shut down for disregarding Egyptian laws, said Information Minister Osama Heikal Monday, denying charges that…
Official source: Rafah border re-opening will be implemented in stages
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Official source: Rafah border re-opening will be implemented in stages
Egyptian security forces intensified security presence at the Rafah border crossing after some Palestinians accused officials at the frontier of…
Egypt closes Ouga crossing for Jewish feast
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Egypt closes Ouga crossing for Jewish feast
Egyptian authorities decided on Monday to close a commercial border crossing to Israel for two days due to Israel's Passover…
Egyptian Museum closed following clashes
Egypt
April 9, 2011
Egyptian Museum closed following clashes
Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in…
Investors request extension to stock market closure
Business
February 28, 2011
Investors request extension to stock market closure
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is examining demands by several stock market investors that the resumption of…
Three schools closed as swine flu continues to spread
Egypt
October 28, 2009
Three schools closed as swine flu continues to spread
Swine flu continued its spread yesterday forcing the closure of three schools and two classes after new infections were discovered.…