investigation
Red Sea road accident kills 3 Syrian migrants, leaves 11 injured
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Red Sea road accident kills 3 Syrian migrants, leaves 11 injured
A traffic accident south of the Red Sea at the Shalateen-Aburamad road has killed 3 people and left 11 injured.…
Italian prosecutors seek trial for four Egyptians over Regeni murder
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Italian prosecutors seek trial for four Egyptians over Regeni murder
ROME (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors said on Thursday they planned to charge four senior members of Egypt’s security services over…
Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister will not meet with the prosecutor investigating the Beirut port explosion as requested,…
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
Middle East
December 14, 2020
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah suffered an explosion early…
CIFF ready to exclude ‘Anha’ film from competition following sexual misconduct accusations against its director
Cinema/TV
December 10, 2020
CIFF ready to exclude ‘Anha’ film from competition following sexual misconduct accusations against its director
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has expressed its readiness to exclude the film “Anha” (About Her) from its international…
US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
World
December 10, 2020
US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The giant tech companies whose services are woven into the fabric of social life are now the…
Egyptian media council recommends apology from Reham Saeed over televised animal abuse
Egypt
December 8, 2020
Egyptian media council recommends apology from Reham Saeed over televised animal abuse
Egypt’s Complaints Committee of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) recommended on Monday that Egyptian TV presenter Reham Saeed…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast
Middle East
December 4, 2020
Lebanon’s Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday it is suing a former Christian lawmaker and a website affiliated with a…
France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of ‘separatism’
Egypt
December 3, 2020
France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of ‘separatism’
PARIS (Reuters) – France will on Thursday start investigating dozens of mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology to combat the…
Juhayna shares decline 6.1% after chairman’s arrest
Business
December 3, 2020
Juhayna shares decline 6.1% after chairman’s arrest
Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries company’s shares declined by 6.1 percent on Wednesday, following the arrest of its founder and chairman Safwan…